Agrivoltaics may transform agriculture

Dual benefits: A worker pushes a wheelbarrow full of durian at a farm in Vietnam. The agri-solar model offers social benefits by creating new livelihoods and reducing conflicts between solar investors and farmers. — Bloomberg

HANOI: Solar power in agriculture should be studied as one of the most promising approaches to generating clean energy in Vietnam, according to economists and business insiders.

They said the agricultural sector offers unique opportunities to maximise productivity.