Comments on: Wastelands to Bio-Diesel Farms: An Indian State’s Answer to Diesel Fuel Shortage http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/20/wastelands-to-bio-diesel-farms-an-indian-states-answer-to-diesel-fuel-shortage/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:54:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alternative Fuels Now » DrumBeat: August 20, 2008 http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/20/wastelands-to-bio-diesel-farms-an-indian-states-answer-to-diesel-fuel-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-57336 Alternative Fuels Now » DrumBeat: August 20, 2008 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:00:49 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1479#comment-57336 [...] Wastelands to Bio-Diesel Farms: An Indian State’s Answer to Diesel Fuel Shortage Worried and uncertain about meeting its energy requirements in the near future, the Indian agricultural state of Uttar Pradesh is now taking to bio-fueling itself! The state government has just released a plan to turn wastelands throughout the state into bio-diesel farms by cultivating Jatropha on over 40 per cent of the total wasteland. Also, and contrary to the state policies so far, the wasteland will not be taken over by the government and instead farmers will be allotted land and will be provided with necessary technical assistance to facilitate a good crop. [...] [...] Wastelands to Bio-Diesel Farms: An Indian State’s Answer to Diesel Fuel Shortage Worried and uncertain about meeting its energy requirements in the near future, the Indian agricultural state of Uttar Pradesh is now taking to bio-fueling itself! The state government has just released a plan to turn wastelands throughout the state into bio-diesel farms by cultivating Jatropha on over 40 per cent of the total wasteland. Also, and contrary to the state policies so far, the wasteland will not be taken over by the government and instead farmers will be allotted land and will be provided with necessary technical assistance to facilitate a good crop. [...]

]]> By: Mohit http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/20/wastelands-to-bio-diesel-farms-an-indian-states-answer-to-diesel-fuel-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-57337 Mohit Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:19:54 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1479#comment-57337 the idea is good..to get good yield crop the land has to be fertile butwhen the land is barren its of no use..lets asume that the land is fertile,to get the 1st yield it takes 5 yrs.. and latter on in the next 10 yrs the plant make the fertile land barren.. Its sad to know ppl are over looking this for their personal benifit.. Regards, Mohit, mgj.sutra@gmail.com the idea is good..to get good yield crop the land has to be fertile butwhen the land is barren its of no use..lets asume that the land is fertile,to get the 1st yield it takes 5 yrs.. and latter on in the next 10 yrs the plant make the fertile land barren.. Its sad to know ppl are over looking this for their personal benifit..

Regards,
Mohit,
mgj.sutra@gmail.com

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