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Agri-Voltaics: Merging Agriculture and Solar Energy for Sustainable Farming
India is exploring agrivoltaics, a method that combines crop cultivation with solar power generation on the same land, to enhance agricultural productivity and support the clean energy transition. This innovative approach allows farmers to diversify their incomes while improving land use efficiency and farm resilience. Agriculture is crucial to India’s economy, with around 46.1 percent of the population relying on it, and solar power is seen as a reliable energy source for irrigation and farming operations. The integration of solar energy with agriculture could significantly contribute to sustainable rural prosperity and the overall growth of the sector.
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