| dc.contributor.author | Mogaka, Violet Moraa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mbatia, O.L.E | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nzuma, Jonathan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-07-24T06:51:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-07-24T06:51:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Violet Moraa Mogaka, O.L.E Mbatia and Nzuma Jonathan (2012). Feasibility of Biofuel Production in Kenya: The Case of Jatropha. Selected Paper prepared for presentation at the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) Triennial Conference, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, 18-24 August | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/50410 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper evaluates the potential of Jatropha curcas Linnaeus (Jatropha) as an alternative
source of energy for rural households. The plant is said to have potential to diversify rural
incomes, reclaim unproductive lands, reduce importation of fossil fuels, and consequently
accumulation of green house gases in the atmosphere. A cost benefit analysis was employed to
evaluate the feasibility of producing Jatropha as a biodiesel feedstock in relation to other crops
in Kwale district. An IRR of 11 percent, BCR of 0.62 and a NPV of (28267.56) showed that
production of Jatropha is not feasible at the moment. However we conclude that the plant has
a potential to achieve its intended purpose if there is coordination in research and
development along the Jatropha value chain and if technical and financial support is accorded
to actors at the production level of the chain. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | Jatropha, Biofuel, Feasibility, Cost-Benefit-analysis | en |
| dc.title | Feasibility of Biofuel Production in Kenya: The Case of Jatropha | en |
| dc.type | Presentation | en |
