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Center of Bio Fuel Cabo Delgado in Mozambique

ADPP Mozambique has established a Farmers' Club in Cabo Delgado where, in addition to mobilizing farmers, it has built a center called 'BBC Bilibiza Bio fuel Center' to process jatropha seeds for the production of bio-fuel.

ADPP Mozambique in cooperation with FACT and the Ministry of Agriculture.

ADPP Mozambique has established a Farmers' Club in Cabo Delgado where, in addition to mobilizing farmers, it has built a center called 'BBC Bilibiza Bio fuel Center' to process jatropha seeds for the production of bio-fuel.

The processing centre consists of a generator, two oil presses, different types of filters and a vehicle. The generator and the vehicle have been modified and can now run on the jatropha bio fuel. In addition to being a production centre of bio-fuels, the Centre is also used for investigation of jatropha plants in Mozambique originating from other countries.

Until now, the seeds produced in Cabo Delgado have produced more oil than the seeds used in other projects. This observation serves as evidence that the province of Cabo Delgado offers climate and land favorable for the cultivation of jatropha. The percentage of oil extracted varies between 20 and 25 % of the seed weight. The project evidence also indicates that planting of jatropha has reduced considerably the amount of weeds in the trees' vicinity.

The products we expect to have:

The oil of jatropha, in addition to being used as fuel for motors, will also be used for soap and bio pesticides and the press cake will be used as manure to maintain the fertile ground.

The bio-fuel center will buy the jatropha seeds from the farmers and will produce the vegetable oil that is presently used for soap production.

The Future of the Project

The Centre of Bio-fuel will be the base for this project and it will:

- Produce jatropha oil and gain experiences for commercial production;

- Instruct the farmers in the cultivation and in the harvest of the jatropha plants;

- Give courses on jatropha production, oil pressing, modification of diesel engines, soap production, bio-fuel and oil production for lamps;

- Conduct research on how to produce oil of good quality that is free of particles and that has the necessary PH value and can therefore be used for bio-fuel in diesel engines. A laboratory will be added to the factory And will fulfill a very important role in the implementation of the entire process, as it will be where the level of acidity of the oil and different formulas for the production of soap will be tested;

- Produce oil and soap to sell to the local communities so that community members do not need to travel long distances to purchase these items.