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 on bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can stand up to dryness and winter cold. It likewise has great deals of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have plentiful amounts of an oil thought about to hold fantastic guarantee as a biofuel. The objective of this task is to use these resources to establish jatropha curcas varieties that are resistant to dryness and winter and offer high productivity, along with to establish approaches of cultivating these varieties. In this way, a biological approach will assist to achieve a low carbon society.


Creating a bioenergy production model based upon the country's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information connecting to jatropha curcas will be built and ideal varieties will be established. Moreover, in this dry region that is subject to cold weather, efforts will be made to establish a cultivation system that is flexible with regard to environment modification. The project will work to develop a sustainable bioenergy production design plant hereditary resources that are indigenous to Botswana.