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 society based on bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can stand up to dryness and winter season cold. It likewise has great deals of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have plentiful amounts of an oil considered to hold great guarantee as a biofuel. The goal of this task is to use these resources to develop Jatropha varieties that are resistant to dryness and winter and offer high efficiency, in addition to to establish methods of cultivating these varieties. In this way, a biological technique will help to accomplish a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production model based on the nation's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information connecting to jatropha curcas will be constructed and appropriate ranges will be developed. Moreover, in this dry region that is subject to cold weather condition, efforts will be made to establish a growing system that is versatile with respect to environment change. The task will work to construct a sustainable bioenergy production design utilizing plant hereditary resources that are indigenous to Botswana.