South Africa takes a look at biodiesel

An interesting article at http://www.businessinafrica.net/features/oil/983255.htm showing how South Africa is looking at biodiesel fuel to ease global warming.

"Biodiesel is a clean-burning, biodegradable and renewable fuel that can be produced from oil seed crops such as sunflower, soy and groundnut. Seed bearing trees such as Jatropha are also good sources.

Jatropha is favoured because it is tough, drought resistant and frost hardy. Although it is not indigenous to southern Africa, it grows well in Zimbabwe and Zambia, and is already being used for biodiesel production in West African countries such as Mali, Ghana and Nigeria."