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A front-page article in The Guardian on 31st May 2011 included a comment from Christopher Hunter of Viridesco:- A community-based approach is embraced by a few investors. “Our farmers in Mozambique are given seedlings to grow jatropha on their own … Continue reading →

The trip included meetings with the Government Minister for renewable energy, equipment suppliers and commercial customers for Viridesco Jatropha oil. Continue reading →

James Scruby and Christopher Hunter attend and participate at the Jatropha World Africa conference in Brussels involving around 100 international delegates comprising jatropha farmers, investors and academics. Continue reading →

Webinar Q & A session entitled “Will Jatropha become another ‘DotCom Bubble’? Continue reading →

The establishment of a jatropha-powered seed crusher for Eagle farm is now underway. Continue reading →

GVEP (Global Village Energy Partnership) publishes an article written by Christopher Hunter in its July newsletter – Click here for more

Viridesco and Elsbett are pleased to have been asked by Aston University of the UK to cooperate with the University on a project to assess the performance of pure Jatropha oil as a fuel for use in a diesel engine. Continue reading →

Indicative yields of Jatropha seed from the oldest bushes in Viridesco’s Mozambique project are encouraging and exceed our yield expectations on a “per bush” basis. Continue reading →

Viridesco has closed an initial financing round with external investors to expand the existing cultivated area of the project in Mozambique. Continue reading →

James Scruby, a Director of Viridesco, was one of the speakers at a Jatropha conference in Madrid organised by Energia Global. The discussion focused on the progress of Viridesco’s project in Mozambique. Continue reading →