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Jatropower India – pioneering new oilseed crops

Xuta – High Performance Edible Jatropha

  • An exciting new edible oil crop
  • Drought tolerant and nutrient efficient
  • Seed kernels with high quality edible oil and nutritious protein
  • Suitable for cultivation on large, currently under utilised areas in India
  • Ideal crop for substantially raising indigenous edible oil production

High performance Jatropha

  • New generation of elite seeds
  • Drought tolerant and nutrient efficient
  • Seed kernels with high quality non-edible vegetable oil feedstock
  • Suitable for cultivation on large, currently under utilised areas in India
  • Non-edible, industrial oil – bio-oil, fuel and soap feedstock

High performance seeds of both crops through research and development.
Development and demonstration of robust processing techniques for xuta and jatropha seeds.
Testing and market development for the xuta and jatropha products.

Xuta – High Performance Edible Jatropha

High Performance Jatropha curcas

Facilities

Laboratory facility for analysing seed characteristics and oil content

Temperature conditioned seed storage facility

Experimental jatropha fruit dehusker, seed desheller, oil press, oil purification unit

Message from CEO

JATROPOWER is into bioenergy and plant protein crop research and a leading developer of non-edible and edible Jatropha curcas varieties. Jatropha is an oil seed plant with potential for production of sustainable fuel, edible protein and oil and is capable of meeting the global demand in these sectors sustainably.

We will resolutely continue our research to find better ways to face the challenges of climate change, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, attaining energy sustainability and meeting the growing demand of edible oil and plant-based proteins.

Looking forward, we will be focusing on our growth strategy, continuing on the strength of our scientific knowledge base, to illuminate new paths towards the future aimed at facilitating positive changes in the society where we live and work. I am incredibly excited about this journey and truly believe that our company’s efforts at diversification of energy and food resources can provide a green future for all of us!

Santosh Vasudevan
CEO, JATROPOWER India.