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How Policy Roadblocks Are Slowing Down Agrivoltaics

A realistic photo of a farmer standing near a large stack of paperwork labeled “Permits, Zoning, Policy” in front of solar panels installed over crops, symbolising regulatory barriers to agrivoltaics.

Agrivoltaics is growing fast, but policy, not technology, is deciding where it succeeds. From Europe’s gold-standard incentives to India’s farmer-first subsidies and Australia’s cautious pilots, governments are shaping who gets to benefit and who gets left behind. Here’s how regulations, permits, and programs are determining the real future of solar-powered farming.