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 on bioenergy. However, the nation has an abundance of wild plants that can withstand dryness and winter cold. It also has big numbers of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have plentiful quantities of an oil considered to hold terrific guarantee as a biofuel. The objective of this project is to use these resources to develop Jatropha varieties that are resistant to dryness and winter and offer high performance, in addition to to establish approaches of cultivating these ranges. In this method, a biological technique will assist to attain a low carbon society.
Creating a design based upon the nation's own biological resources
A database of biological resource data connecting to Jatropha will be constructed and suitable varieties will be developed. Moreover, in this dry area that goes through winter, efforts will be made to establish a cultivation system that is versatile with regard to climate change. The task will work to develop a sustainable bioenergy production design using plant hereditary resources that are indigenous to Botswana.