Mission NewEnergy Limited

Information-based Optimization of Jatropha Biomass Energy Production in the Frost- and Drought-prone Regions Of Botswana

Crops in Botswana grow slowly due to dryness and cold-weather, and this is a barrier to the of a low carbon society based upon bioenergy. However, the nation has an abundance of wild plants that can hold up against dryness and winter cold. It also has large numbers of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have abundant quantities of an oil thought about to hold fantastic promise as a biofuel. The goal of this job is to use these resources to develop jatropha curcas varieties that are resistant to dryness and cold weather and deal high efficiency, in addition to to establish techniques of cultivating these ranges. In this method, a biological technique will help to achieve a low carbon society.

Creating a bioenergy production design based on the nation’s own biological resources
A database of biological resource information associating with jatropha curcas will be built and ideal varieties will be established. Moreover, in this dry region that is subject to winter, efforts will be made to establish a cultivation system that is flexible with regard to climate change. The project will work to develop a sustainable bioenergy production design using plant genetic resources that are native to Botswana.