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

Crops in Botswana grow gradually due to dryness and cold-weather, and this is a barrier to the achievement of a low carbon society based on bioenergy. However, the nation has an abundance of wild plants that can endure dryness and winter cold. It likewise has great deals of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have abundant amounts of an oil considered to hold excellent guarantee as a biofuel. The objective of this project is to use these resources to develop Jatropha varieties that are resistant to dryness and winter and offer high productivity, in addition to to establish approaches of cultivating these varieties. In this method, a biological method will assist to attain a low carbon society.


Creating a bioenergy production design based on the nation's own biological resources
A database of biological resource data associating with jatropha curcas will be constructed and suitable varieties will be . Moreover, in this desert that goes through winter, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is versatile with regard to environment change. The task will work to construct a sustainable bioenergy production model using plant hereditary resources that are indigenous to Botswana.