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Start spreading the risk
In the Mungwi district, located in the remote Northern Province of Zambia, small scale jatropha farmers were encouraged by the Northern Biofuels Association (NBFA) to invest in their own future by adding value to jatropha. Together they started a farmer-owned enterprise, named Mulondolwa. Here jatropha is being processed into soap, lantern oil and organic fertilizer for the local market. One of the farmers and shareholders is Venantius Chembe.
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