Table 1 Comparison of stated goals and activities for select organizations working with jatropha in Kenya, 2009 and 2013
From: Explaining bioenergy: representations of jatropha in Kenya before and after disappointing results
Organization | 2009 Stated goals (activities) | 2013 Stated goals (activities) |
|---|---|---|
Better Globe Forestry | Dryland trees for income (jatropha pilot, plans to expand) | Dryland trees for income (other trees—no jatropha) |
Practical Action | Rural household energy (researching jatropha among other options) | Rural household energy (ethanol cookstoves—no jatropha) |
Energy Africa | Farmer income; household energy source (70 jatropha outgrowers) | Farmer income (selling jatropha oil to hotel; also vegetables and herbs) |
Green Africa Foundation | Forest cover; livelihood benefits (promoting jatropha to small farmers and large investors) | Rural livelihoods; climate change (sanitation projects; solar lanterns) |
Ministry of Energy | Poverty alleviation; rural energy access; national fuel blending (endorsed jatropha as priority biofuel crop) | Moving rural people up the energy ladder to clean energy (still considering jatropha for local use, not large-scale) |
Mpeketoni 1 | Fuel for lamps, pumps, generators, crop processing, transportation; carbon credits (1000+ farmers growing jatropha) | Energy for local use; skin product (supplementing jatropha with castor; selling jatropha oil in small quantities) |
Mpeketoni 2 | Fuel for lamps, pumps, generators, crop processing, transportation; carbon credits (1000+ farmers growing jatropha) | Energy for local use; edible oils; consumer products; livestock feed (promoting cotton—not jatropha) |