Projects Mozambique
Sun Biofuels has been granted title to five former tobacco farms in the Manica province of Mozambique. One thousand hectares of this land has already been successfully planted with Jatropha Curcas. A further two thousand hectares are currently being prepared for planting and it is anticipated that this further area of land will be planted in 2009. Approximately five hundred people from the local communities are already employed by the project.
Current research and development trials in process at the project site include:
- Germplasm program initiated with 96 accessions collected worldwide
- Fertilizer trials
- Irrigation and intercropping trials
The Sun Biofuels team are continuing to seek out land opportunities within the country.
First Biofuels production planned for 2010.
For more information please contact our Mozambican Team:
Sun Biofuels Mozambique Ltd
Chimoio
Email: mozambique@sunbiofuels.com
News
Sun Biofuels hosts open day26 - Mar - 2009
Sun Biofuels celebrated the establishment of the first 1,000 hectares of Jatropha today by hosting an open day at the project site in Manica. Vice Minister of Energy Jaime Himede and Presidential Advicer Carlos Simango attended with other dignitaries from the central and provincial government.
Read articleFirst one thousand hectares planted in Mozambique
31 - Jan - 2009
Sun Biofuels has successfully completed the planting of 1,000 hectares with Jatropha Curcas
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