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 country has an abundance of wild plants that can hold up against dryness and winter cold. It also has great deals of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have abundant quantities of an oil considered to hold fantastic promise as a biofuel. The objective of this project is to use these resources to establish Jatropha ranges that are resistant to dryness and winter and offer high performance, in addition to to establish techniques of these varieties. In this way, a biological approach will assist 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 will be constructed and suitable ranges will be established. Moreover, in this desert that is subject to winter, efforts will be made to establish a growing system that is versatile with regard to climate modification. The task will work to construct a sustainable bioenergy production model using plant genetic resources that are indigenous to Botswana.
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Information based Optimization of Jatropha Biomass Energy Production in the Frost and Drought prone Regions Of Botswana
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