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Small Island Developing States (SIDS) like Seychelles face challenges in food and energy security, relying heavily on imports for both. Global crises exacerbate these vulnerabili-ties, causing price and supply chain issues. To increase self-sufficiency, Seychelles aims to promote backyard farming, strengthen sustainability, and strive for 100% renewable energy. However, limited land poses challenges. Agrivoltaics, combining solar energy and agriculture, may offer a solution. This examination explores its potential through a survey of backyard farmers on Mahé, focusing on farming practices, energy use, and per-ceptions of Agrivoltaics.
A survey of 29 backyard farmers on Mahé revealed that 58.5% of their land is suitable for Agrivoltaics, highlighting its potential to enhance electricity self-sufficiency, currently at 66%. Bifacial PV modules and interspace or overhead mounting systems are recom-mended, as many local crops could thrive under shading. Farmers value self-sufficiency highly, with 45% open to community projects. Opportunities for Agrivoltaics were rated positively, while barriers scored lower. Establishing a trial site and conducting further research are key steps to advancing this approach.
Agrivoltaics is an emerging technology and combines the agricultural and energy generation sectors by enabling dual land use. The use of photovoltaic modules on agricultural land, for example in overhead or interspace systems, which are the focus of this work, can create synergy effects from which both sectors can benefit.
The aim of this study is to analyse the potential of agrivoltaics in the Seychelles. The focus of the potential analysis is on an acceptance study in which the perception of 75 farmers towards agrivoltaics and their willingness to implement the new technology is analysed. The data collection was carried out with the help of personal surveys.
The results of the studies show that agrivoltaics have potential in the Seychelles. Potential was identified in the use of irrigation systems and the self-supply of electricity, among other things. The results of the study also show that there is a need for further research on agrivoltaics in the Seychelles, for example in the area of field studies/test set ups and financing concepts.
