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 society based on bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can stand up to dryness and winter season cold. It also has big numbers of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have abundant quantities of an oil thought about to hold excellent guarantee as a biofuel. The goal of this job is to utilize these resources to develop jatropha curcas ranges that are resistant to dryness and cold weather and deal high efficiency, as well as to develop approaches of cultivating these varieties. In this method, a biological method 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 relating to Jatropha will be built and ideal varieties will be developed. Moreover, in this dry area that is subject to cold weather, efforts will be made to establish a cultivation system that is versatile with respect to environment modification. The project will work to construct a sustainable bioenergy production model utilizing plant genetic resources that are native to Botswana.