GEXSI Limited Liability
Partnership (LLP) provides non-charitable services based
on a shared philosophy with the GEXSI Charity. For more
information on the professional services provided by GEXSI
LLP refer to www.gexsi.com
Energy - Biofuel projects
in semi-arid regions, benefitting local farmers and the global
climate (through carbon offset)
GEXSI has build up a comprehensive knowledge base and specialized
expertise in pro-poor biofuel projects in semi-arid regions,
with a particular focus on the perennial energy crop "Jatropha".
As of today, GEXSI is one of very few organizations that has
consolidated and proven knowledge of the feasibility of jatropha
biofuel projects in the developing world:
We observe the progress of approximately
15 jatropha projects worldwide with whom we are in contact,
with two thirds being located in Sub-Saharan Africa
We mentor and coach currently 5 jatropha
projects (to varying degrees) with a view to facilitate access
to expert knowledge, suitable seeds, and finance
We have arranged for financing for
a social jatropha enterprise in Tanzania which currently works
with 2,000 smallholder farmers, with a view to scale up to 50,000
participating farmers.
We support a 300 ha community based
jatropha pilot scheme in Madagascar that identifies ways to
combine soil erosion protection with biofuel production in disadvantaged
regions; building on the experience we now support the project
design of a much larger initiative that aims to offset 90,000
tons of carbon emissions annually once it has reached its final
stage.
GEXSI is a founding member of the
roundtable for sustainable jatropha oils, initiated by BioX
under the auspices of the Dutch government in September 2007
GEXSI has organized the dissemination
of the very rare non-toxic jatropha seeds among like-minded
organizations, and co-ordinated the first industrial jatropha
oil milling test in Europe which took place with jatropha seeds
of one of the GEXSI projects.
We work closely with leading local and
international research center witha view to raise the knowledge on high yielding
seeds and efficient farming models.
