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 great deals of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have plentiful amounts of an oil considered to hold great pledge as a biofuel. The objective of this job is to make use of these resources to establish jatropha curcas ranges that are resistant to dryness and winter and deal high productivity, along with to establish techniques of cultivating these varieties. In this way, a biological approach will assist to achieve 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 will be constructed and suitable ranges will be established. Moreover, in this dry area that undergoes cold weather condition, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is flexible with respect to environment modification. The project will work to develop a sustainable bioenergy production design using plant genetic resources that are native to Botswana.