Agricultural Best Practices: How Can Agrisolar Projects Provide Cross-Cutting Benefits for Renewable Energy, Agriculture and Nature?

Recording of Thursday, December 12, 2024 | Sustainable Solar Europe | Language: English | Duration: 86:10 .

Agricultural Best Practices: How Can Agrisolar Projects Provide Cross-Cutting Benefits for Renewable Energy, Agriculture and Nature?

Solar and nature go hand-in-hand. In this session, key cross-sectoral actors will discuss what role agrisolar plays in providing environmental and economic benefits to the farmer. Following the launch of our Agrisolar Handbook in November, the session will concentrate on discussions around different types of economic models for agrisolar and how different types of farming systems can be applied to these business models.

Moderator

Naomi Chevillard
Head of Regulatory Affairs
SolarPower Europe

Speaker

Ana Rocha
Director in EU's Agri & Forestry-Related Policies
ELO

Dominique Dejonckheere
Senior Policy Advisor
COPA COGECA

Marilda Dhaskali
Senior EU Agriculture and Bioenergy Policy Officer
BirdLife Europe and Central Asia

Simone Mazzola
COO
3Bee

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