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 upon bioenergy. However, the nation has an abundance of wild plants that can withstand dryness and winter season cold. It likewise has great deals of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have plentiful quantities of an oil thought about to hold excellent pledge as a biofuel. The objective of this project is to make use of these resources to establish jatropha curcas ranges that are resistant to dryness and cold weather and offer high performance, as well as to establish techniques of cultivating these ranges. In this method, 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 data relating to Jatropha will be built and appropriate varieties will be established. Moreover, in this arid region that undergoes cold weather condition, efforts will be made to establish a system that is flexible with respect to climate change. The job will work to build a sustainable bioenergy production design using plant genetic resources that are native to Botswana.