Information-based Optimization Of Jatropha Biomass Energy Production In The Frost- And Drought-prone Regions Of Botswana

Crops in Botswana grow slowly due to dryness and cold-weather, and this is a barrier to the achievement of a low carbon society based upon bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can stand up to dryness and winter season cold. It also has big numbers of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have plentiful amounts of an oil considered to hold great promise as a biofuel. The goal of this job is to utilize these resources to establish jatropha curcas varieties that are resistant to dryness and winter and offer high productivity, in addition to to establish methods of cultivating these varieties. In this method, a biological approach will assist to attain a low carbon society.


Creating a design based upon the nation's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information associating with jatropha curcas will be built and ideal varieties will be developed. Moreover, in this arid area that is subject to winter, efforts will be made to develop a growing system that is flexible with respect to climate change. The task will work to construct a sustainable bioenergy production design using plant hereditary resources that are native to Botswana.