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 accomplishment of a low carbon society based upon bioenergy. However, the nation has an abundance of wild plants that can withstand dryness and winter season cold. It likewise has great deals of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have abundant quantities of an oil thought about to hold excellent pledge as a biofuel. The goal of this task is to make use of these resources to establish jatropha curcas varieties that are resistant to dryness and cold weather and deal high performance, in addition to to develop techniques of cultivating these ranges. In this way, a biological method will assist to achieve a low carbon society.
Creating a design based upon the country's own biological resources
A database of biological resource data connecting to Jatropha will be built and suitable varieties will be established. Moreover, in this arid region that goes through winter, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is flexible with regard to environment change. The project will work to develop a sustainable bioenergy production model using plant hereditary resources that are indigenous to Botswana.