Previous blog entries about the success strategies for Jatropha cultivation, focussed on how to incorporate intercropping and hybrid planting into business so as to generate income during early years. But for the Jatropha business to be sustainable in long run there is a need for solid planning even after the third year. This blog entry would discuss about a strategy for success the of Jatropha business on the whole and not from cultivation perspective alone.
The companies that have been the real benchmarks for those who wish to succeed in Jatropha business do not restrict themselves to business activities alone. In this very much competitive world, research has become an integral part of any business aimed at better growth and endurance. Successful Jatropha companies either invest a part of their reserves for research purpose or they established a strategic and long term partnership with a renowned Research and Development company.
The success of Jatropha entrepreneurs is positively influenced by R & D Partners who are usually agricultural technology enterprises with expertise in crop science, agronomy and cultivation technology. There are many R & D partners who are involved in development of high-yielding Jatropha plant hybrids, which give a superior yield and oil content. These R &D partners are known to develop patented planting material and hybrid seeds capable of producing up to 3 tons of biofuel per hectare per annum. R & D Partnership would certainly help Jatropha enterprenuers in growing high-yielding Jatropha biofuel feedstock on an industrial scale and at competitive cost to meet the ever increasing demand for sustainable, renewable non-food biofuel feedstocks.
In a long term strategic partnership with Jatropha entrepreneurs, the R & D partner controls aspects pertaining to:
- cultivation and processing,
- bioengineering strategies
- high-tech oil extraction and conversion technologies,
- commercialization of valuable by-products and the processing of Jatropha into high grade biodiesel
This business strategy might not sound much appealing at the first instance. But proof of concept is certainly in place. In the business domain, Jatropha entrepreneurs who had partnerships with R&D companies, definitely had an edge over others with respect to oil yield, fuel properties and commercialization of valuable by-products (biofertilizer, gasification products etc). The expenses incurred due to R & D partnerships have never turned out to be liabilities in Jatropha business. The role of an R & D partner is immense in every step of the value chain, right from feasibility study to end product utilization.
Successful business strategy not only involves fool proof agricultural practises, but also involves strategic partnership with companies/ organizations who are known to positively influence the business. There are many such R&D partners world over, who could contribute to betterment of every step of the Jatropha biodiesel value chain. Individual consultants, research institutes, universities etc, offer a possibility of collaboration to strengthen the business by contributing their expertise in every step of the value chain.
Now, the question would be about the choice of collaboration.? Biozio has worked extensively on this subject and could provide you with comprehensive information about R&D partners, consultants, institutes involved in Jatropha research. The comprehensive jatropha report from Biozio would help you with valuable inputs, data’s and balanced opinion about the industry, based on the authentic information obtained after extensive study about the commercial and research efforts worldwide.
