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Mechanical Jatropha harvester successfully trialed in Honduras

Posted on : 03 Aug, 2010

 

In Honduras, the Agroipsa Farm in Choluteca has deployed the BEI Jatropha Wave Harvester, a mechanical harvesting system for Jatropha which has successfully completed an eight-month trial of the system, according to BEI International, the harvester's manufacturer. The system was used for mechanical harvest of a 550 hectare plantation of three-year old jatriopha.

Max Lint of BEI reports, "It is feasible to grow and harvest Jatropha on a commercial scale. We are working with many Jatropha growers around the world that have a need for our Jatropha harvester. We are currently working on a Jatropha harvester sale in Hawaii and another in Brazil."

Source: http://biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2010/04/21/mechanical-jatropha-harvester-successfully-trialed-in-honduras/

For more information on A-Z of Jatropha Production, hear from our speakers at JatrophaWorld 2010 on 6 - 7 October 2010 in Rotterdam.

 

Global Jatropha Practitioners' Roundtable (on Honduras' jatropha industry)

Presented by: Mr. David Erazo, General Manager, Agroipsa

 

Advances in Mechanical Harvesting
- Results from field trials
- Plantation design to suit mechanical harvesting
- Costs and economics
Presented by: Mr. Max Lint, President/CEO, BEI International LLC

 

Advances in Mechanical Harvesting
- Harvesting in Africa, experiences and results
- Different harvesting methods
- Future challenges with mechanization
Presented by: Mr. Toni Sandholm, Sales Manager, Rakennustempo Oy

 

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