Jatropha planting pushed

President Arroyo on Saturday ordered the Department of Energy to widen the propagation of Jatropha plants not only in military camps but in all available public lands.

The President issued the directive to Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla when she inspected the 35-hectare Jatropha plantation inside Fort Magsaysay here.

The President asked Lotilla to coordinate with the local government units and even private agencies by urging them to plant more Jatropha trees in their unused lands.

Manila Times