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Table 10.1
(
continued
)
Criterion
Indicator
Sub-Indicators
Health risks
associated with
cultivation and
production of
Jatropha are
minimised
Measures taken to protect human skin in Jatropha
cultivation
•
Local women
capitalise on the
benefits of Jatropha
systems
•
Jatropha-oil stoves used by women locally
•
Time spent collecting firewood decreased
•
Small-scale Jatropha-related spin-off industries cre-
ated by local women
•
Women retain role as knowledge providers regarding
subsistence crops
Local people benefit
economically from
Jatropha
Jatropha oil available locally
•
Jatropha oil locally affordable
•
Affordable opportunities for local farmers to engage
in Jatropha projects
•
Long-term credit available to local Jatropha farmers
•
Labour requirements of Jatropha cultivation manage-
able (affordable, available as required)
•
Institutions
developed to enable
financing of local
Jatropha initiatives
Co-operatives enable local involvement in Jatropha
projects
•
Mico-credit available to enable local involvement in
Jatropha projects
•
Joint ventures enable local involvement in Jatropha
projects
•
Technology
requirements for
Jatropha cultivation
and production
addressed
Cultivation
•
Fertilisers available for Jatropha cultivators
Irrigation available for Jatropha cultivators
•
Pesticides/Insecticides available for Jatropha
cultivators
•
Processing
•
Seed presses manufactured locally
Seed presses repaired locally
•
Usage
•
Modified engines/lamps/stoves available
Modified engines/lamps/stoves affordable
•
Modified engines/lamps/stoves repaired locally
•
Jatropha oil available locally
•
Jatropha oil locally affordable
•
Impacts on water
resources
minimised
•
Water balance in Jatropha-growing regions increased
•
Soil erosion in Jatropha-growing regions decreased
•
Conflicts over access to water in Jatropha-growing
regions decreased
•
Water pollution in Jatropha-growing regions
decreased
Impacts on marginal
and forest lands
minimised
Local perceptions about 'marginal/wasteland' match
those of government and industry
•
Forest cover retained
•
No loss of primary forest cover for Jatropha cultiva-
tion
•
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