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 endure dryness and winter cold. It also has large numbers of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have abundant quantities of an oil considered to hold terrific promise as a biofuel. The objective of this project is to make use of these resources to establish jatropha curcas varieties that are resistant to dryness and cold weather and offer high efficiency, as well as to establish techniques of cultivating these varieties. In this method, a biological approach will assist to attain a low carbon .


Creating a bioenergy production design based on the nation's own biological resources
A database of biological resource data relating to Jatropha will be constructed and suitable varieties will be established. Moreover, in this desert that is subject to cold weather condition, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is flexible with respect to climate modification. The job will work to construct a sustainable bioenergy production design utilizing plant hereditary resources that are indigenous to Botswana.