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 on 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 plentiful amounts of an oil thought about to hold excellent promise as a biofuel. The goal of this job is to make use of these resources to develop jatropha curcas ranges that are resistant to dryness and winter and offer high efficiency, along with to approaches of cultivating these ranges. In this way, a biological technique will help to accomplish a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production model based on the nation's own biological resources
A database of biological resource data associating with jatropha curcas will be built and suitable ranges will be established. Moreover, in this dry area that goes through cold weather, efforts will be made to establish a cultivation system that is versatile with respect to climate modification. The project will work to develop a sustainable bioenergy production model utilizing plant genetic resources that are indigenous to Botswana.