It is difficult to estimate the cost and returns of Jatropha plantation and yield. The value and profit are involved in all the stages of growing Jatropha. And it also depends on the different plant products and the tangible methods for them. Here is a list of the cost that is essential in the economic analysis of Jatropha cultivation.
In the cultivation stage
- Planting cost
- Nursing cost
- Organization cost
- Miscellaneous cost
Wood
- Pruning
- Pole production
- Thinning
- Felling
- Storage cost
- Firewood production
- Transport cost
- Charcoal production
Fruit
- Collecting cost
- Removal of flesh cost
- Storage of products like oil, cake, shells, flesh cost
- Transport cost
- Extraction of oil cost
- Production of charcoal cost from shells
- Miscellaneous cost
Capital and labor cost
- Building cost
- Machinery and equipment cost
- Labor cost
Price of Jatropha Seeds
Entrepreneurs all over the world face little difficulty with the popularization of Jatropha as a budding source for biofuel. This is the main reason for the price rise of Jatropha seeds.
Price of Jatropha Oil
Another essential component of Jatropha cost is the price of Jatropha. At present, one liter of Jatropha oil costs $1.50, and it is expected that the price of oil will go down in the next ten years.
Factors that influence the cost of Jatropha seeds and oil
The cost of the Jatropha seeds varies depending on the variety of seeds. The cost of the seeds changes from one type to another. Correspondingly the quality and quantity of the seeds also vary, thus affecting its value.
As per the current ration, the cost of the seeds is quite low then the cost of the Jatropha oil. Jatropha plantation and product prices are now coming into consideration since the growing demand of Jatropha oil as a biofuel. This not only affects and increases the cost of Jatropha oil but also its end products.
(edited 2-Dec-2019)
