| A Healty and Viable Future in Vietnam
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| | bio-fuels crops can contribute to Vietnam
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| The company now boasts 22 employees,
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| | are:
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| including scientists, farmers,
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| | 1. Real cash growth, raising the annual
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| international businessmen, industrial
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| | income of $820 to $1,300 U.S. for
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| workers and of course family.
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| | thousands of marginalized rural families.
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| GreenEnergy`s corporate mission aims to
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| | 2. Private homesteading for the rural
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| bring large tracts of rural land under
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| | poor.
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| scientific but basic cultivation of
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| | 3. Stress relief and barren or war
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| bio-fuel feedstocks, bringing with it
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| | damaged land reclamation.
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| employment and entrepreneurial
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| | 4. Enfranchisement of poor, rural women.
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| opportunities to potentially thousands of
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| | 5. Retention of scarce foreign currency
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| Vietnamese rural poor, while providing
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| | reserves and
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| inputs for GreenEnergy`s core business,
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| | 6. Independence from the uncertainties of
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| the refining and marketing of bio-diesel.
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| | global mineral oil markets.
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| It is a win, win situation for everyone
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| | The People`s Committee of the Province of
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| because not only does cultivation of this
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| | Binh Dinh and GreenEnergy, Vietnam, in
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| vegetable oil require only marginally
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| | full realization of the enormous impact
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| arable, war damaged or barren land, this
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| | this Research and Training Facility will
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| also means its activities do not compete
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| | have for all of Vietnam`s rural
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| with other food production which avoids
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| | communities, cordially invites any and
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| putting upward pressure on food prices.
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| | all organizations seeking positive change
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| N.B (Vietnamese Government has identified
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| | in the livelihood of rural Vietnamese to
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| seven million hectares as marginal,
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| | form an active Partnership in the
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| barren or war damaged land).
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| | development of this Research and Training
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| In addition GreenEnergy`s operations
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| | Facility.
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| achieve a renewable and sustainable fuel
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| | The Binh Dinh Facility wants to be a
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| source for Vietnam to continue its
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| | catalyst in harnessing this opportunity
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| development with all the attendant
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| | for all stakeholders and delivering:
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| social, economic and environmental
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| | . A path for the rural poor to climb out
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| benefits in producing clean energy.
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| | of their deprivation rather than fall
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| Because of the scale and potential of the
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| | further behind.
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| bio-diesel industry in Vietnam and indeed
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| | . A renewable, sustainable and viable
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| globally, where tens of millions of
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| | alternative to fossil fuel for Vietnam's
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| bio-fuel crops will have to be grown to
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| | surging economy. and an industry that
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| substantially replace fossil fuels, a
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| | rejuvenates, rather than degrades the
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| 'second green revolution' is possible,
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| | environment.
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| bringing with it true improvement in the
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| | Introduction to the oil plant Jatropha.
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| lives of the rural poor and vegetable
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| | The oil plant Jatrophas curcas (L)
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| oils can play a significant role in
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| | (Jatropha) or physic nut, is multipurpose
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| helping to ameliorate global warming as a
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| | and drought resistant, growing to a
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| key aspect of climate change.
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| | height range of 2 to 7 metres for the
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| Global warming, a key aspect of climate
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| | Asian species and it not only flourishes
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| change, now clearly recognized as a
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| | in tropical and sub-tropical climate
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| result of a concentration of greenhouse
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| | zones but even in areas absent of water.
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| gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere - has the
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| | Because its leaves and stems are toxic to
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| worst impact on the climate.
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| | animals it is often used as a protective
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| Carbon dioxide, the most common of GHGs,
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| | hedge around farm houses, gardens and
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| is emitted during the burning of fossil
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| | fields.
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| fuels.
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| | It also reduces soil damage caused by
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| The Kyoto Protocol gazetted in February
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| | erosion from wind and water and
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| 2005 requires participating countries to
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| | traditionally the seeds were harvested by
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| cut carbon emissions.
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| | women for medical treatments and local
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| Further to this, rising crude oil prices
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| | soap production.
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| and the need to reduce dependence on
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| | In Thailand, Jatropha normally flowers
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| imported oil has made it necessary for
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| | twice a year, in dry and rainy seasons
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| net oil importers to think of alternative
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| | with seed harvesting conducted
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| energy sources. The precarious situation
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| | approximately 60-90 days after flowering
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| with fossil fuel supplies coupled with
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| | and the oil plant has a productive life
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| the ability of bio-fuels to lessen that
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| | of 20 years.
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| risk, makes it feasible for the global
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| | Because the market is probably not yet
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| economy to revert its focus towards
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| | mature enough for the plant to generate
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| agriculture and those traditionally
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| | enough income solely from oil extraction,
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| engaged in it, thus offering a potential
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| | a holistic rural development approach has
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| boon to Vietnam's rural sector.
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| | to be taken into account in order to
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| Full bio-diesel use would reduce net CO2
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| | exploit all potential uses of the
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| by over 78% compared to petroleum diesel
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| | Jatropha plant. This approach is known as
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| and up to 16% with the use of blends
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| | the Jatropha System.
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| comprising 20% bio-diesel.
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| | The system focuses not only on the use of
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| While both fuels are almost equally
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| | the source as a fuel, but rather as an
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| efficient at converting raw energy
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| | element, to activate a system combining
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| resources into fuels, bio-diesel has a
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| | ecologic, economic and income generating
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| larger part that is renewable .Similarly,
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| | activities.
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| bio-diesel is non-toxic and
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| | Consequently, the Jatropha System offers
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| environmentally friendly as it produces
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| | four main aspects of development aiming
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| substantially less CO2, ensuring
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| | to better the livelihoods in rural areas,
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| sustainable environmental practices.
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| | especially for women and farmers:
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| GreenEnergy has recognized this mammoth
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| | . Renewable energy- bio-diesel
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| task and has adopted a dual strategy for
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| | . Erosion control and soil improvement
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| attaining its goals in Vietnam.
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| | . Promotion of women and
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| 1.Public - Aggressive initiatives to
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| | . Income generation.
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| "jump-start" the production side of
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| | About one-third of seeds can be extracted
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| bio-fuel feedstocks by forming a
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| | as oil that has a similar energy value to
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| partnership with Vietnams Central
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| | diesel fuel. The oil is extracted by
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| Government and People's Committees as
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| | hydraulic pressure and then filtered
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| well as aid agencies to help put large
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| | through an intensive sleeve that can then
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| tracts of marginal land under bio-fuel
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| | be readily used without any complicated
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| crop cultivation quickly.
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| | refinery process, directly available for
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| A memorandum of understanding and support
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| | small diesel engines as a substitution
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| was signed by the Peoples Committee of
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| | for diesel oil, without engine
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| Binh Dinh Province and Green Energy
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| | modification.
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| Vietnam on the 8th of December 2006 and
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| | This oil can power engines, such as water
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| the 500 hectare Binh Dinh Research and
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| | pumps, tractors, hand mowers, other farm
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| Training Facility for the Cultivation of
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| | machinery and rice milling machines and
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| Biofuel Feedstocks has been established,
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| | by using this domestically produced oil
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| known as BDF- FARMER ENERGY- a working
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| | as a substitution for imported oil,
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| laboratory devoted to developing the
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| | significant cash savings can be made.
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| bio-fuel industry for the benefit of
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| | GreenEnergy Ltd have already committed a
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| Vietnamese rural poor.
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| | considerable amount of time, money and
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| 2.Private - Includes GEV investments to
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| | resources to this environmentally sound
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| retain its 'First Mover' advantage by
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| | an economically sustainable project in
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| securing its proprietary feedstocks,
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| | Vietnam and welcome further input from
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| expanding its physical plant refinery
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| | other interested parties.
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| presence and continuing to build its
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| | It is also their belief that at an
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| integrated supply-chain, complete with
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| | international level, stakeholders
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| forward contracted suppliers and
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| | involved should perform a three pronged
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| customers.
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| | approach, with mutual knowledge,
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| It is in this first arena, Public
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| | technology transfer, genetic development
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| Initiatives, that GreenEnergy sees
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| | of high oil content in the seeds and
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| co-operation with aid agencies.
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| | exchange of Jatropha species, together
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| Some of the substantial and sustainable
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| | with investment and trade linkage.
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| benefits that the cultivation of
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