1 Information-based Optimization of Jatropha Biomass Energy Production in the Frost- and Drought-prone Regions Of Botswana
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Crops in Botswana grow slowly 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 stand up to dryness and winter season cold. It also has big numbers of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have plentiful amounts of an oil considered to hold excellent promise as a biofuel. The goal of this project is to make use of these resources to develop Jatropha ranges that are resistant to dryness and winter and deal high efficiency, along with to develop methods of cultivating these ranges. In this way, 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 information connecting to jatropha curcas will be constructed and ideal varieties will be developed. Moreover, in this desert that is subject to cold weather condition, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is flexible with respect to environment modification. The job will work to build a sustainable bioenergy production design utilizing plant genetic resources that are indigenous to Botswana.