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Economic Benefits and Costs of Jatropha Plantation in North-East India

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  • Goswami, Kishor
  • Saikia, Jitu
  • Choudhury, Hari Kanta

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Energy security, emissions control and environmental concerns are some of the issues that drive India to search for bio-fuels in general and bio-diesel in particular as an alternative source of energy. The inception of National Biofuel Mission in 2003 has resulted in expansion of jatropha plantations in different states of the country. In North-East India, jatropha plantation was started in 2007, mostly at small farmers’ level with direct and indirect initiatives of the government and the private sector. However, adoption and expansion of jatropha plantation in the rural areas largely depend on profitability from such plantations at farmers’ level. The present study has assessed the profitability of jatropha plantation in four states of North-East India, viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland and Tripura, through cost-benefit analysis. The study has shown positive returns from the investment on jatropha plantation, making it an economically viable venture for the growers of the region. The investment on such plantation has shown a payback period of five years under the scenario of higher seed yield and accordingly requires adequate state funding support for operation and maintenance of such plantations at least during the initial years.

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  • Goswami, Kishor & Saikia, Jitu & Choudhury, Hari Kanta, 2011. "Economic Benefits and Costs of Jatropha Plantation in North-East India," Agricultural Economics Research Review, Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), vol. 24(1), June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aerrae:109423
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.109423
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    1. Goswami, Kishor & Choudhury, Hari K., 2015. "To grow or not to grow? Factors influencing the adoption of and continuation with Jatropha in North East India," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 81(C), pages 627-638.
    2. Sandouqa, Arwa & Al-Hamamre, Zayed, 2021. "Economical evaluation of jojoba cultivation for biodiesel production in Jordan," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 177(C), pages 1116-1132.
    3. Choudhury, Hari K. & Goswami, Kishor, 2013. "Determinants of expansion of area under jatropha plantation in North East India: A Tobit analysis," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 46-52.
    4. Baral, Nawa Raj & Neupane, Pratikshya & Ale, Bhakta Bahadur & Quiroz-Arita, Carlos & Manandhar, Shishir & Bradley, Thomas H., 2020. "Stochastic economic and environmental footprints of biodiesel production from Jatropha curcas Linnaeus in the different federal states of Nepal," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 120(C).

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