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 on bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can stand up to dryness and winter season cold. It also has great deals of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have abundant quantities of an oil considered to hold fantastic guarantee as a biofuel. The goal of this task is to make use of these resources to develop jatropha curcas ranges that are to dryness and cold weather condition and offer high productivity, as well as to develop approaches of cultivating these ranges. In this method, a biological approach 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 suitable ranges will be established. Moreover, in this dry area that is subject to cold weather condition, efforts will be made to establish a growing system that is versatile with regard to environment change. The task will work to build a sustainable bioenergy production design using plant hereditary resources that are native to Botswana.