How Agrivoltaics Can Help Emerging Markets Meet Both Food and Energy Needs By Nadege Desiree Yameogo

https://www.ifc.org/en/insights-reports/2026/how-agrivoltaics-can-help-emerging-markets-meet-both-food-and-energy-needs Agrivoltaics, using the same piece of land to produce solar energy and food, is expanding in emerging markets. It offers potential to use land more efficiently while increasing output and creating jobs. Diverse challenges — technical, financial, and regulatory — must be overcome for its wider deployment to advance, IFC research finds.