Govt to decide on Jatropha project

Thursday, March 09, 2017

Following the finalisation of the five-year study, government will decide on whether to take the pilot Jatropha biofuel project. The Jatropha plant produces seeds, which are said to contain up to 40 percent oil.

It is hoped its large scale cultivation could bring greater energy diversity for the country and the promise of an alternative revenue source for farmers.

For five years, the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) partnered government and the University of Botswana (UB) with a large plot of Jatropha in Sebele, as well as trials of the biofuel at the UB. The trials were able to move a vehicle.

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