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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 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 terrific guarantee as a biofuel. The goal of this task is to make use of these resources to develop jatropha curcas varieties that are resistant to dryness and cold weather condition and offer high efficiency, as well as to develop approaches of cultivating these varieties. In this way, a biological technique will help to achieve a low carbon society.

Creating a bioenergy production model based upon the country’s own biological resources
A database of biological resource data relating to jatropha curcas will be constructed and will be established. Moreover, in this arid area that is subject to cold weather condition, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is versatile with respect to environment change. The project will work to construct a sustainable bioenergy production model using plant genetic resources that are native to Botswana.