Insights into Jatropha Projects Worldwide - Key Facts & Figures from a Global Survey

Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, ISBN 978-3-942638-28-9, 2012

72 Pages Posted: 30 Apr 2013 Last revised: 22 Mar 2015

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Nepomuk Wahl

Leuphana University - Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)

Tina Hildebrandt

Leuphana University - Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)

Christine Moser

Leuphana University - Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)

Florian Lüdeke-Freund

University of Hamburg, Chair of Capital Markets and Management; Leuphana University, Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)

Katharina Averdunk

INOCAS GmbH

Robert Bailis

Yale University - School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

Kamini Barua

Leuphana University - Institute for Ecology

Roger Burritt

University of South Australia

Janna Groeneveld

Leuphana University - Institute for Ecology

Alexandra-Maria Klein

Leuphana University - Institute for Ecology; University of Freiburg

Martin Kügemann

Maastricht University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

David Walmsley

Leuphana University - Institute for Ecology

Stefan Schaltegger

Leuphana University of Lueneburg

Thilo Zelt

INOCAS GmbH

Date Written: March 1, 2013

Abstract

The objective of this survey of oilseed production from Jatropha and other oilseed-bearing perennials is to contribute by establishing an up-to-date overview based on interviews with producers and industry experts in 2011. This survey of 154 projects yielded a comprehensive database that covers critical aspects such as agronomic settings, agricultural practices, yields, business activities and financing as well as sustainability management. This summary of key facts and figures provides an overview of the 111 commercial Jatropha plantations found to be operational at the time of the survey in mid-2011. It presents key agronomic and economic data points from this sample. The report targets a wide range of stakeholders in governmental and non-governmental organisations, academia, as well as businesses and investors.

Keywords: Jatropha, plant oil, biofuel, agriculture, survey

JEL Classification: N5, N55, N56, N57, Q2, L73

Suggested Citation

Wahl, Nepomuk and Hildebrandt, Tina and Moser, Christine and Lüdeke-Freund, Florian and Averdunk, Katharina and Bailis, Robert and Barua, Kamini and Burritt, Roger and Groeneveld, Janna and Klein, Alexandra-Maria and Kügemann, Martin and Walmsley, David and Schaltegger, Stefan and Zelt, Thilo, Insights into Jatropha Projects Worldwide - Key Facts & Figures from a Global Survey (March 1, 2013). Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, ISBN 978-3-942638-28-9, 2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2254823 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2254823

Nepomuk Wahl (Contact Author)

Leuphana University - Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM) ( email )

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Germany

Tina Hildebrandt

Leuphana University - Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM) ( email )

Scharnhorststrasse 1
Lüneburg, 21314
Germany

Christine Moser

Leuphana University - Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM) ( email )

Scharnhorststrasse 1
Lüneburg, 21314
Germany

Florian Lüdeke-Freund

University of Hamburg, Chair of Capital Markets and Management ( email )

Faculty of Business, Economics & Social Sciences
Von-Melle-Park 9
Hamburg, 20146
Germany

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Leuphana University, Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM) ( email )

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Germany

Katharina Averdunk

INOCAS GmbH ( email )

Munstermannskamp 1
Lüneburg, D-21335
Germany

Robert Bailis

Yale University - School of Forestry & Environmental Studies ( email )

New Haven, CT 06511
United States

Kamini Barua

Leuphana University - Institute for Ecology ( email )

Scharnhorststrasse 1
Lüneburg, 21314
Germany

Roger Burritt

University of South Australia ( email )

Centre for Accounting, Governance & Sustainability
Australia

Janna Groeneveld

Leuphana University - Institute for Ecology ( email )

Scharnhorststrasse 1
Lüneburg, 21314
Germany

Alexandra-Maria Klein

Leuphana University - Institute for Ecology ( email )

Scharnhorststrasse 1
Lüneburg, 21314
Germany

University of Freiburg

Fahnenbergplatz
Freiburg, D-79085
Germany

Martin Kügemann

Maastricht University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) ( email )

P.O. Box 616
Maastricht, Limburg 6200
Netherlands

David Walmsley

Leuphana University - Institute for Ecology ( email )

Scharnhorststrasse 1
Lüneburg, 21314
Germany

Stefan Schaltegger

Leuphana University of Lueneburg ( email )

Scharnhorststraße 1
Lüneburg, 21335
Germany

Thilo Zelt

INOCAS GmbH ( email )

Munstermannskamp 1
Lüneburg, D-21335
Germany

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