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Agrivoltaics for Rural Development: Energy Security, Crop Diversification, and Sustainability on Mexican Rainfed

Shahin Rasooli1, Shahrzad Farhoodi1, Catalina Spataru2

  • 1School of Engineering and Sciences Tecnológico de Monterrey Puebla Mexico.

Global Challenges (Hoboken, NJ)
|July 24, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Agrivoltaics (AV) systems on Mexican farms can boost rural development by integrating solar power with diverse crops. This strategy significantly increases economic value and energy resilience compared to traditional farming.

Keywords:
agrivoltaicsrural developmentrural electrificationsustainable developmentwater‐energy‐food nexus

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