Jatropha curcas production in Zimbabwe: Uses, challenges and the way forward

Modern Applied Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-243

  Karavina, Charles ^a   Zivenge, E ^a   Mandumbu, Ronald ^a   Parwada, Cosmas ^a  

^a BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Government; Jatropha; Multipurpose; Policy; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956309522     PISSN: 19131844     EISSN: 19131852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5539/mas.v5n2p239     Document Type: Article

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