Engineer Case

Water & Food production for the world.

I manufacture water purifying equipment and deploy them in Africa the Caribbean and Latin America. I also build Greenhouses for food production for the same reason.

Also Biodiesel Jatropha curcas is lauded as being sustainable, and that its production would not compete with food production, but the jatropha plant needs water like every other crop to grow. This could create competition for water between the jatropha and other edible food crops. In fact, jatropha requires five times more water per unit of energy than sugarcane and corn.[37][38]

Other uses [edit]

(The information in this section is largely inspired from the Purdue University - Center for New Crops and Plants Products website.[39][dead link])

* Leaves

The young leaves may be safely eaten, steamed or stewed. Cooked with goat meat, they are said to advantageously counteract its smell.

Pounded leaves are applied near horses' eyes to repel flies in India. Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is present in the leaves. The extracts of the plants are dangerous to use but water can easily release it over if not too much extract is applied.

* Flowers

The species is listed as a honey plant. Hydrogen cyanide is present.[40][dead link]

* Nuts

Can be construed for home cooking fuel in briquette form replacing charcoalized timber as in Haiti.[41]

Sometimes roasted and eaten, although they are purgative.

They can be burned like candlenuts when strung on grass. HCN is present.[42][dead link]

Used as a contraceptive in South Sudan.[43][dead link]

* Seeds

Interest exists in producing animal feed from the bio-waste once the oil is expressed, as in the case with Haiti, where Jatropha curcas grows prolifically and animal feed is in very sort supply.[41]

Similarly, Metsiyen in the Haitian culture dates back as a medicinal crop - thus the name "metsiyen"/"medsiyen". Some suggest it "calms the stomach".[41]

Some mention of Metsiyen being used to ward off evil spirits in past Haitian culture where voodoo has been losing adherents for Christian faith.[41]

Also used as a contraceptive in South Sudan.[43]

The oil has been used for illumination, soap, candles,