Biofuels in India

The biofuels had once again been dragged into the essary dilemma of choosing between food security and energy for India. The recent view expressed of biofuels in India the expression is absolutely on reveres track from the official line which had been pursuing for a 20 percent bland of biofuels gasline and diesel by 2017. In fact there has been lot of efforts and resources been utilized on biofuels research and now strange statement came up again the development

India has two major 'inedible' plant source of biofuel which hold potentially good prospect, of Jatropha cruces and Pomgamia pinnata. Both are these plants are Xerophytic (adopted to arid conditions) in nature and can be grown easily without competing with the food and other cash crops.

Out of these two Jetropha curcas is promisingoil yield plant with presence of 30-35 per cent of non-edible oil content is seeds. It is easy to multiplicate  rapidely by various vegetative propagation like cutting and by seedlings. Research says that one hectare Jatropha plantation with 4000 plants in rain fed condition, yield as out 4000 to 5000 kg of seeds. The biodiesel so generated can be used alone or mixed in any ratio with petrodiesel.

Taking in terms of efficiency and economic value, through the efficiency of Jetropha's biodiesel with 3 per cent less than pertodiesel. But if entire petrodiseal. In India is blended with biodiesel with a proportion of 50 ml/liter (that is 5 per cent blending), the country could be able to save Rs. 4000 crore (4 Bn) every year. To get this 5 per cent blend. India had to bring a total of 5 lakh hectare to the brought under Jatropha cultivation.

For taking into account the availability of this quntam of land in India, according to the data provided by the economic survey conducted by GoI around  175 million hectare of the wasteland and dry land is available in India, which is suitable for cultivation plant like Jatropha  and Pongania. Therefore, Biofuel farming is a boon to all dry land farmers to get more money from their farms and wastelands, most of whom are marginal farmers are semi-arid topics.

Rich Cultivation of Jatropha

Jeatropha as crop occurs on wild, bare lands and require little water to grow and flourish. It is best suited for the arid and semi-arid areas. Poor shallow soil little inputs, scanty rainfall don't hasten its fast growth. Plant is not grazed by animals and its highly pests and disease resistance. Moreover it is well suited for quick greening of Wasteland and thus is best for eco-rehabititation and bio-esthetic values.

The additional benefits liked to the cultivation of immense and or no less than it major advantages.   For intense the leave of J. cuscas are used to feed to rearing Eri silk. The production of protein from left over seed residue after extraction of oil can be made into oil cakes which can be used as animal and fish feed. It also serve as good organic manure for the farming. The left bark and seed extracts of Jatropha  holds the medical value. The curcas oil that farm as the by-product of bioethanol is also used in soap industry, varnishes, lubricant and candle preparation. Thus in this way biofuel cultivation is likely to give employment to 20 lokhs of rural people directly or indirectly by getting involve in various activities of extraction, refinement and sale of the biofuel and its by-products