Crops in Botswana grow gradually due to dryness and cold-weather, and this is a barrier to the achievement of a low carbon society based on bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can endure dryness and winter cold. It likewise has large numbers of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have abundant quantities of an oil thought about to hold great promise as a biofuel. The objective of this task 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 ranges. In this way, a biological approach 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 relating to jatropha curcas will be constructed and suitable varieties will be established. Moreover, in this dry area that undergoes winter, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is flexible with respect to environment change. The job will work to build a sustainable bioenergy production model utilizing plant hereditary resources that are indigenous to Botswana.