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

Crops in slowly due to dryness and cold-weather, and this is a barrier to the accomplishment 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 season cold. It also has great deals of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have plentiful amounts of an oil thought about to hold excellent promise as a biofuel. The goal of this task is to use these resources to establish Jatropha ranges that are resistant to dryness and winter and offer high efficiency, as well as to establish methods of cultivating these varieties. In this method, a biological approach will help to attain a low carbon society.


Creating a bioenergy production design based upon the country's own biological resources
A database of biological resource data relating to jatropha curcas will be constructed and appropriate varieties will be established. Moreover, in this arid region that undergoes winter, efforts will be made to establish a cultivation system that is flexible with regard to environment change. The task will work to develop a sustainable bioenergy production design utilizing plant genetic resources that are indigenous to Botswana.