Namibia Bans Large-Scale Jatropha Plantations; Plans Study
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Namibia has banned large scale jatropha-based biofuel projects in its north east until a study on its impact is undertaken, according to the country’s communications ministry.
The southern African nation’s Cabinet recommended a halt to jatropha in the Kavango and Caprivi regions “due to its negative impact on food security, land tenure, and loss of access to communal land; climate change implications; yield rates; and low financial viability,” the ministry said today in an e-mailed statement.