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 on bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can withstand dryness and winter season cold. It also has big numbers of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have plentiful amounts of an oil considered to hold terrific as a biofuel. The objective of this project is to use these resources to develop jatropha curcas varieties that are resistant to dryness and winter and offer high efficiency, as well as to establish approaches of cultivating these varieties. In this method, a biological approach will assist to attain a low carbon society.


Creating a bioenergy production model based upon the country's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information relating to jatropha curcas will be built and suitable varieties will be established. Moreover, in this desert that undergoes winter, efforts will be made to establish a growing system that is versatile with regard to environment modification. The project will work to build a sustainable bioenergy production design using plant hereditary resources that are indigenous to Botswana.