Jatropha Growing Regions In The World

 

Jatropha can be grown all in the regions that fall under the tropical and subtropical zones. It can also be grown in certain regions that fall under the temperate climate and the regions that has arid and sub arid climate. As per the vegetative classification the jatropha is grown in selva also called the equatorial rain forest belt, hot tropical belt, and the savanna regions respectively.

The list of countries qualified for Jatropha fuel crop

In Africa it can be grown in the following regions:

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Ivory Coast

Djibouti

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mayotte

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Rwanda

Saint Helena

Sao Tome and Principe

Senegal

Swaziland

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

In Australia the regions where Jatropha can be grown are:

Australia

Fiji

In Asia the regions are:

Bangladesh

China

India

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Maldives

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines

Sri Lanka

Syria

Thailand

Vietnam

Yemen

In North America the following regions are suitable for jatropha plantation.

Belize

Bermuda

Costa Rica

Dominica

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Greenland

Grenada

Guadeloupe

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Martinique

Mexico

Montserrat

Nicaragua

Panama

Puerto Rico

Saint Barthelemy

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Martin

Trinidad and Tobago

In South America the regions are:

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Falkland Islands

French Guiana

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela