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Earlier this century, jatropha was hailed as a "wonder" biofuel. An unassuming shrubby tree belonging to Central America, it was extremely promoted as a high-yielding, drought-tolerant biofuel feedstock that might grow on abject lands across Latin America, Africa and Asia.
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A [jatropha curcas](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) rush took place, with more than 900,000 hectares (2.2 million acres) planted by 2008. But the bubble burst. Low yields led to plantation failures almost all over. The aftermath of the jatropha crash was tainted by accusations of land grabbing, mismanagement, and overblown carbon reduction claims.
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Today, some scientists continue pursuing the evasive pledge of high-yielding jatropha. A comeback, they say, is reliant on cracking the yield problem and attending to the damaging land-use concerns intertwined with its original failure.
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The sole staying big jatropha plantation remains in Ghana. The plantation owner declares high-yield domesticated varieties have been attained and a new boom is at hand. But even if this resurgence falters, the world's experience of jatropha holds important lessons for any appealing up-and-coming [biofuel](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/).
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+At the start of the 21st century, [Jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited), an unassuming shrub-like tree native to Central America, was planted across the world. The rush to [jatropha](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) was driven by its promise as a sustainable source of [biofuel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) that might be grown on broken down, unfertile lands so as not to displace food crops. But inflated claims of high yields fell flat.
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Now, after years of research and development, the sole remaining big plantation focused on growing jatropha is in Ghana. And Singapore-based jOil, which owns that plantation, claims the [jatropha](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) resurgence is on.
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"All those business that stopped working, embraced a plug-and-play design of scouting for the wild varieties of jatropha. But to advertise it, you need to domesticate it. This is a part of the process that was missed [throughout the boom]," jOil CEO Vasanth Subramanian informed Mongabay in an interview.
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Having gained from the errors of jatropha's past failures, he states the oily plant might yet play a key function as a liquid biofuel feedstock, reducing transport carbon emissions at the international level. A brand-new boom might bring fringe benefits, with jatropha likewise a prospective source of fertilizers and even bioplastics.
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But some scientists are hesitant, noting that jatropha has actually already gone through one hype-and-fizzle cycle. They caution that if the plant is to reach complete potential, then it is essential to find out from past mistakes. During the first boom, jatropha plantations were hampered not just by poor yields, but by land grabbing, logging, and social problems in countries where it was planted, including Ghana, where jOil operates.
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Experts also recommend that jatropha's tale provides lessons for scientists and business owners checking out appealing brand-new sources for liquid biofuels - which exist aplenty.
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Miracle shrub, major bust
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Jatropha's early 21st-century appeal originated from its promise as a "second-generation" [biofuel](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price), which are sourced from yards, trees and other plants not obtained from edible crops such as maize, soy or oil palm. Among its several purported virtues was a capability to grow on degraded or "limited" lands
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