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 endure dryness and winter season cold. It also has great deals of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have plentiful amounts of an oil thought about to hold terrific promise as a biofuel. The goal of this project is to utilize these resources to develop jatropha curcas ranges that are resistant to dryness and cold weather condition and deal high efficiency, in addition to to develop approaches of cultivating these varieties. In this method, a biological method will assist to attain a low carbon society.

Creating a bioenergy production model based on the country’s own biological resources
A database of biological resource data relating to Jatropha will be built and suitable varieties will be developed. Moreover, in this arid area that goes through winter, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is versatile with regard to climate change. The project will work to construct a sustainable bioenergy production model plant hereditary resources that are indigenous to Botswana.