BERL has established a community farmer-based planting programme to plant Jatropha trees throughout 10 districts of Malawi. This will provide the feedstock for our processing plants. In the long term, BERL intends to provide Malawi with products whose demand will continue to increase. BERL is currently:

• Rolling out an extensive tree planting programme to smallholder farmers using internationally recognised responsible practices. Through our extension agents farmers receive training and support and are registered as BERL farmers;

• Purchasing seed from contracted BERL farmers;

• Expelling and cleaning crude Jatropha Oil for use as bio fuel, to be blended with fossil-diesel for sale and use in Malawi;

• Developing and offering various by-products to the market, including bio fertiliser and green charcoal;

• Offering technical services to interested parties who would like to promote an additional, secure cash crop to rural communities at a grass root level;

• Working towards a Certified Carbon Credit Programme with re-vegetation by planting Jatropha;

• Contributing to the development of bio fuel policy in Malawi.