Beehives in Jatropha plantations will improve fruitsetting and generate additional income

The husks of pressed Jatropha seeds make an excellent ground cover and protect young Jatropha and other plants from snails

Jatropha presscake makes a fertilizer better than chicken manure and can be used for intercropping with maize.

                                              dr mat. N%   P%       K%

Decomposed seedcake 83,3 4,4 4,1 1,2

Decomposed Cattle dung 25,5 1,2 0,2 1,1

EFB Palm                                     43,11 0,8 0,2 2,6

Decomposed Chicken manure 35 3 2,7 1,5

Urban yard waste 1-1.5 0.2-0.5 0.5-1.5

Crop residue             1.5-2.5 0.2-0.5 1-2

There are simple receipes to make jatropha soap with excellent anti fungal caracteristics.

Various stoves have been produced to be used with pure Jatropha oil.