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 country has an abundance of wild plants that can withstand dryness and winter cold. It also has large numbers of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have plentiful amounts of an oil thought about to hold terrific guarantee as a biofuel. The goal of this project is to make use of these resources to establish Jatropha ranges that are resistant to dryness and cold weather and offer high productivity, along with to develop approaches of cultivating these varieties. In this method, a biological technique 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 data relating to jatropha curcas will be built and appropriate ranges will be established. Moreover, in this desert that is subject to cold weather condition, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is versatile with respect to environment modification. The job will work to construct a production design using plant hereditary resources that are indigenous to Botswana.