Why Millettia Green Oil?

Millettia Pinnata is a superior, more sustainable Green Oil producing species.

Carbon benefits. Millettia grows into a large tree with a 10-metre taproot, creating a huge carbon sink

Resilience. Millettia is resistant to a wide range of adverse climatic conditions: drought, light frost, water logging, moisture stress and salinity

Tolerance. Millettia does not require prime arable land otherwise used for food production

Water and nutrients. Millettia is a nitrogen fixing leguminous tree that can source water and nutrients deep into in the subsoil

Carbon credits. Millettia’s carbon -fixing qualities qualify the tree for carbon credits

High oil content. With high oil content per seed (40-50%), Millettia easily surpasses the oil yield of other oil crops such as palm oil and Jatropha

Long-term yield. The oil yield in a Millettia plantation continues to increase for 15 years

Long life-span. Millettia has a lifespan of 100 years with a productive oil seed lifespan of 75 years

Low maintenance. Mechanical equipment, minimal irrigation and a reduced need for expensive fertilizer

Huge yield potential. At maturity, Millettia trees regularly produce 800 – 1,000kgs of seed, per tree, every year

Flexibility. Millettia thrives in temperatures from zero degrees Celsius, right up to 50 degrees Celsius

Environmental friendly. Intensive Millettia crops sequestrate more than 50 tonnes of CO2 per hectare, per year