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 society based upon bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can withstand dryness and winter cold. It likewise has great deals of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have abundant amounts of an oil thought about to hold excellent guarantee as a biofuel. The goal of this project is to utilize these resources to develop jatropha curcas ranges 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 help 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 ideal varieties will be developed. Moreover, in this desert that undergoes winter, efforts will be made to establish a growing system that is versatile with regard to environment change. The task will work to construct a sustainable bioenergy production model utilizing plant genetic resources that are native to Botswana.