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 accomplishment of a low carbon society based upon bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can hold up against dryness and winter cold. It also has great deals of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have abundant amounts of an oil considered to hold fantastic guarantee as a biofuel. The goal of this job is to make use of these resources to develop jatropha curcas varieties that are resistant to dryness and cold weather condition and offer high performance, along with to establish 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 upon the country's own biological resources A database of biological resource data connecting to jatropha curcas will be built and appropriate will be developed. Moreover, in this dry area that undergoes cold weather, efforts will be made to establish a cultivation system that is versatile with respect to climate modification. The job will work to develop a sustainable bioenergy production model using plant genetic resources that are native to Botswana.