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  • Ecuador inaugurates plant that produces biocosmetics for commercial sale made from pine-nut oil

    A project by IICA and the Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources of Ecuador allowed for consolidating this business undertaking in the field of bioeconomy, which will be operated by pine-nut producers in the province of Manabí.

  • Ecuadoran project that replaces diesel with pine nut oil to generate electricity receives international award

    The Pine Nut for Galapagos initiative received the award at the most important global summit on rural electrification.

     

  • Jatropha research takes off in Latin America and the Caribbean

    The aim of the studies being carried out in countries of the region is to find commercial varieties of Jatropha that can be used to produce pure vegetable oil, biodiesel and biokerosene.