Can Jatropha provide an alternative source of fuel in developing countries?

Growing Jatropha for biofuel is hot topic and  claims of 10 tonnes per ha of Jatropha are laudable but need to be replicated and verified under different environmental conditions Still it has great scope as its the only plant that can grow in wastelands and still produce biofuel in terms of oil, biodiesel. Its time Jatropha experts pool their expertise to make it a success. 

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