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 upon bioenergy. However, the nation has an abundance of wild plants that can endure dryness and winter cold. It also has big numbers of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have abundant quantities of an oil thought about to hold great promise as a biofuel. The objective of this project is to use these resources to develop jatropha curcas ranges that are resistant to dryness and winter and offer high productivity, as well as to develop techniques of cultivating these ranges. In this way, a biological approach 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 information connecting to jatropha curcas will be constructed and suitable ranges will be developed. Moreover, in this desert that undergoes cold weather, efforts will be made to develop a growing system that is flexible with respect to environment modification. The project will work to construct a sustainable bioenergy utilizing plant genetic resources that are native to Botswana.