SVM EXPORTS, a company engaging in the cultivation of jatropha curcas plants and undertaking marketing and exporting of jatropha curcas seeds, saplings, bio oil and jatropha cakes. Also we are dealing all kinds of medicinal plants. SVM EXPORTS is located in Eral, state of Tamil Nadu, South India. Eral town is a busy industrial area well connected to Tuticorin port. We are actively involved in cultivation of jatropha curcas plants via through contract farming. Our company has high quality technical people with good knowledge and experience in agriculture. We also promote the use of organics in our system.


JATROPHA CURCAS


The plant Jatropha curcas (L) is a multipurpose, drought resistant, large shrub or small tree belong to family Euphorbiaceae. Although it is a native of tropical America, it is widely cultivated in Africa and Asia. In English it is commonly known as purging nut and physic nut.

Salient features of Jatropha Curcas

Adaptability features

* Perennial shrub and gives economic yield up to 25 years.

* Hardy plant, rapid growth, drought resistant and survives well in arid and semi arid tropics.

* Grows well in all types of soil and even in poor, marginal and degraded wastelands.

* Easily propagated by seeds or stem cuttings.

* Not browsed by cattle, no major pest & diseases and require low management.

Economic features

* Has potential to yield seeds up to 5 tons per acre / year and contains 30-35% oil.

* Raw Curcas oil is an ideal bio-fuel, could be mixed with diesel up to 20% and esterified oil is 100% diesel substitute. Cost-effective, renewable and environmentally safe bio fuel.

* Besides fuel purpose, oil is also used in Soap and Paint industries.

* Seeds and plant parts are also used for medicinal purposes and Dyes.

* Curcas Oilcake contains high nutritive value and used as very good manure.

* Jatropha oil & Oilcake have Insecticidal and molluscicidal Properties.