OUTCOMES
In the face of accelerating climate change, mounting resource scarcity, and the alarming degradation of arable land and biodiversity, agri-food systems in the Mediterranean are under unprecedented pressure.
There is, therefore, an urgent need to invest in the transformation of agri-food systems, enhancing their productivity, resource-use efficiency, and long-term sustainability.
Future-oriented farming must not only respond to increasingly acute societal demands for improved food security, environmental protection, and attractive rural livelihoods but also operate within stringent ecological boundaries.
For these reasons the AgriPV-Nexus project will produce the following innovative solutions and approaches, aiming to safeguard natural capital, regenerate degraded ecosystems, and enable farming communities to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change:
AgriPV-Nexus
RESULTS
Knowledge Platform
An open-access knowledge sharing and stakeholder capacity building platform tailored for Mediterranean agrivoltaics and agroecology.
Decision Support Tool (DST)
A user-friendly digital tool providing actionable, context-specific recommendations on agrivoltaic-agroecological practices.
Digital Twin of Agrivoltaics-cum-Agroecology System
An advanced virtual model mirroring real-world agrivoltaic-agroecological systems, providing scenario simulations, predictive analytics, and MRV capabilities.
Low-cost Carbon MRV Protocol for Soil Organic Carbon (SOC)
A scalable, affordable protocol for quantifying soil organic carbon in agrivoltaic-agroecological systems.
Policy report & recommendations on agrivoltaics for smallholders
A participatory policy document translating insights from Living Labs into actionable regulatory guidance and business model recommendations.
Newly established Living Labs (LLs)
4 LLs showcase how agrivoltaics and co-developed optimal agroecological practices benefit the surrounding rural communities.
Tested agroecological solutions
5+ tested agroecological solutions under agrivoltatics capable of reducing land and soil degradation.