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Ardent Energy to Acquire 15,000 Hectares in Ethiopia for Jatropha Biodiesel

Submitted by on June 1, 2009 – 9:11 amNo Comment

Biofuels Digest reports that in Ethiopia, Ardent Energy Group announced an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MOARD) of Ethiopia to transfer 15,000 hectares, approximately 37,000 acres, to AEG for the purpose of cultivating jatropha and castor.  The resultant crop will be refined into usable biodiesel fuel. The 15,000 hectares outlined in the memorandum of understanding (MOU) is in the Metekel Zone, Gublak District within Benshangul Gumuz in western Ethiopia.   READ MORE

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