Dear Nalini,

This topic of Agricultural economics is rather complex. In India more
so I am told due to govt. interventions.

About Jatropha another argument I have read is it is not as profitable
as it advertised.

Regards,

Vijay



--- In GreenLifestyleIndia@yahoogroups.com, "Na Bha" <nalini_nbs@...>
wrote:
>
> hallo, now i shall start a topic,
>
> i read quite a lot about the jatropha-tree and the
biodiesel-industry is booming in india. is it really so. another day i
read a nes that biodiesel is not as bio as it shud be. especially
southameria and SE-Asia are growing mais to produce biooil, neglecting
other crops. whatis the view there in india?
> i read a good article
http://www.ecoworld.com/home/articles2.cfm?tid=385 from satish lele.
(when i read a marathi name i think i shud trust the info, perhaps
stupid of me, but it is so.)
> hope to get more views and info
> regards
> nalini
>