Can India grow food and solar power on same farm? Israel envoy shares a hack

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India's push for solar energy could put agricultural land under pressure in the coming decades. Israeli Ambassador Reuven Azar, speaking at the India Today Group's Kisan Tak conference, explained how innovations in agrivoltaics could help India address this potential threat. Azar highlighted an Israeli technology that allows more than 50 crops to be grown alongside solar panels on the same farmland.

India's growing push for solar energy could create an unexpected problem for its farmers. As solar farms expand, agricultural land could be diverted towards electricity generation, which could threaten food security in the coming decade. Speaking about an innovative solution to solve the conflict, Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar said that Israel is promoting a system that allows farmers to grow crops and generate solar electricity on the same land.Speaking at the India Today Group's Kisan Tak Bharat Agriculture Conference, Reuven Azar on Wednesday said Israel and other countries had developed technology that allows more than 50 crops to be cultivated alongside solar panels.

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