African crops http://www.npr.org African crops en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 03:24:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif African crops http://www.npr.org How A Biofuel Dream Called Jatropha Came Crashing Down People thought the hardy Jatropha tree was the answer to the food vs. fuel debate, until it wasn't. Financial hard times and a misunderstanding revealed this biofuel to be like all the rest — in need of good food and water. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 03:24:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/08/22/159391553/how-a-biofuel-dream-called-jatropha-came-crashing-down?ft=1&f=159428758 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/08/22/159391553/how-a-biofuel-dream-called-jatropha-came-crashing-down?ft=1&f=159428758 People thought the hardy Jatropha tree was the answer to the food vs. fuel debate, until it wasn't. Financial hard times and a misunderstanding revealed this biofuel to be like all the rest — in need of good food and water.

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