Jatropha: Jobs for farmers or fuel for foreigners?

In February 2008, the company Enviroenergy Developments Australia signed a contract with the Timor-Leste government to develop a multi-million dollar jatropha biodiesel processing facility in Baucau district. The proposed facility could become the largest non-oil private investment in Timor-Leste, with the government claiming that it will create 30,000 rural jobs. The Timorese organisation, La'o Hamutuk decided to find out more about the facts and future implications of the project.