Information-based Optimization of Jatropha Biomass Energy Production in the Frost- and Drought-prone Regions Of Botswana
Crops in Botswana grow gradually due to dryness and cold-weather, and this is a barrier to the achievement of a low carbon society based upon bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can withstand dryness and winter cold. It also has great deals of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have plentiful amounts of an oil considered to hold great pledge as a biofuel. The objective of this task is to make use of these resources to develop Jatropha ranges that are resistant to dryness and cold weather and deal high performance, along with to establish methods of cultivating these varieties. In this method, a biological technique will assist to accomplish a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production design based upon the country's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information connecting to jatropha curcas will be constructed and appropriate ranges will be . Moreover, in this desert that is subject to winter, efforts will be made to develop a growing system that is flexible with respect to environment modification. The project will work to develop a sustainable bioenergy production model utilizing plant hereditary resources that are indigenous to Botswana.