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 withstand dryness and winter season cold. It also has great deals of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have of an oil considered to hold great pledge 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 efficiency, in addition to to establish techniques of cultivating these varieties. In this way, a biological method will assist to accomplish a low carbon society.


Creating a bioenergy production design based on the nation's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information associating with Jatropha will be constructed and ideal ranges will be developed. Moreover, in this desert that is subject to cold weather, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is flexible with regard to climate modification. The job will work to build a sustainable bioenergy production design using plant genetic resources that are indigenous to Botswana.