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 curcas trees, whose seeds have abundant amounts of an oil thought about to hold fantastic guarantee as a biofuel. The goal of this project is to utilize these resources to develop Jatropha varieties that are resistant to dryness and cold weather condition and offer high productivity, in addition to to establish approaches of cultivating these varieties. In this method, a biological technique will help to attain a low carbon society.

Creating a bioenergy production model based upon the nation's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information relating to jatropha curcas will be built and suitable ranges will be developed. Moreover, in this dry region that undergoes cold weather condition, efforts will be made to develop a growing system that is flexible with respect to environment change. The project will work to build a sustainable bioenergy production model utilizing plant hereditary resources that are native to Botswana.