What are Farmers Growing Under Solar Panels in Their Farms? Understanding Agrivoltaics

At the TUM test station in Dürnast, the first research projects on innovative agri-PV plants start. Double use could be worthwhile for farmers. They are therefore impatiently waiting for results, because data is hardly available so far.

The model farm of Arkaute has presented the largest agrovoltaic infrastructure of arable crops in the State, composed of 212 photovoltaic modules that share the same land area to generate electricity through solar energy and plant under lettuce and potatoes.

What Are Farmers Growing Under Solar Panels In Their Farms? Understanding Agrivoltaics - EBNW Story

In the heart of Maharashtra’s Parbhani district, something quietly radical is happening. Amid five sun-drenched acres, ginger, turmeric, green gram, and okra stretch toward the sky — not alone, but under the soft shadow of towering solar panels. It’s a scene that seems plucked from the future. And for Govind Rasave, the 25-year-old farm manager, this future is already here. Every morning, Govind walks through the green corridors beneath the pane…

What are Farmers Growing Under Solar Panels in Their Farms? Understanding Agrivoltaics

In Maharashtra’s Parbhani, hope takes form in a unique dimension — 5 acres, to be precise. This is how tall the smattering of elevated solar panels here is; beneath them, ginger, turmeric, green gram, and okra (lady’s finger) sprout. Govind Rasave (25), the farm manager manning the agrivoltaic setup (a system where crops are grown beneath elevated solar panels), is looking forward to the bountiful harvest.  Govind enjoys his front-row seat to th…