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 gradually due to dryness and cold-weather, and this is a barrier to the accomplishment of a low carbon society based on bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can endure dryness and winter season cold. It also has big numbers of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have plentiful amounts of an oil thought about to hold great pledge as a biofuel. The goal of this project is to make use of these resources to establish jatropha curcas varieties that are resistant to dryness and winter and deal high performance, in addition to to establish methods of cultivating these varieties. In this method, a biological method will help to achieve a low carbon society.

Creating a design based on the nation's own biological resources A database of biological resource information connecting to Jatropha will be constructed and ideal ranges will be developed. Moreover, in this arid area that goes through cold weather, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is versatile with regard to climate modification. The project will work to build a sustainable bioenergy production model using plant genetic resources that are indigenous to Botswana.