TY - JOUR AB - This paper is the first of its kind, providing an identification of the problems encountered in all documented global experiences of cultivating the Jatropha curcas plant, covering 22 case studies. Influential components of the biodiesel production (stakeholders like government, farmers and enterprises as well as resources such as land and water) and how they are interconnected are pinpointed. In addition, the article gives recommendations to the main actors under ecological and socio-economic criteria to ensure a sustainable production of J. curcas oil in regions with appropriate climatic conditions for the plant's viability. Hence, this analysis of experiences discusses the following questions: What are the reasons and factors for the previous unsuccessful and unsustainable cultivation of J. curcas for producing biodiesel? Can it be lucrative and simultaneously achieve poverty alleviation/job creation under the constraints of efficient use of resources (land and water)?. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. AD - Leibniz Univ Hannover, Inst Environm Planning, Herrenhauser Str 2, D-30419 Hannover, Germany AN - WOS:000385318700105 AU - Gonzales, N. F. C. DA - Oct 1 DO - 10.1016/j.energy.2016.06.073 J2 - Energy KW - jatropha curcas LA - English N1 - Dy7ol PY - 2016 SN - 0360-5442 SP - 1245-1258 ST - International experiences with the cultivation of Jatropha curcas for biodiesel production T2 - Energy TI - International experiences with the cultivation of Jatropha curcas for biodiesel production UR - ://WOS:000385318700105 VL - 112 ID - 12507 ER -