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SEYCHELLES TO CONDUCT TECH ASSESSMENTS FOR AGRIVOLTAICS FOR CROP PRODUCTION

Victoria, Seychelles | March 6, 2024, Wednesday @ 09:18 in National » GENERAL |
By: Alisa Uzice Edited by: Betymie Bonnelame | Views: 6214





Agrivoltaics is the practice of putting solar panels over crops. (Asurnipal,
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(Seychelles News Agency) - Seychelles intends to implement more technology into
the agricultural sector and has joined two other African countries, South Africa
and Zambia, to take part in a pilot project.

A collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD), the project aims to promote technology assessment (TA) in the energy
and agricultural sectors in Africa.

In Seychelles, after a comprehensive review of national development plans and
the technological landscape, it has been decided that the focus of the
technology assessment will be on agrivoltaics for controlled-environment crop
production.

Agrivoltaics is the practice of putting solar panels over crops. This technology
combines, on the one hand, the simultaneous use of land for both agriculture and
photovoltaic power generation and, on the other hand, the cultivation of crops
in total isolation from the external environment. The technology holds the
potential to ensure the availability of freshly grown vegetable crops throughout
the year.

This is a tool used for making strategic choices about the procurement,
development, introduction, and governance of new technologies. It entails
critical and participatory evaluation of the social, economic and environmental
benefits and risks of a particular technology.

With the aim to get the input of stakeholders in the validation process, the
Ministry of Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry in collaboration with
UNCTAD, is organising a joint national validation workshop. This workshop will
provide stakeholders with a platform to offer feedback on the technical
assessment report and action plan and validate them before they are finalised
and launched.

A joint validation workshop was organised to get the input of stakeholders.
(Seychelles News Agency) Photo License: CC-BY 

During her address at the opening ceremony, the Minister for Investment,
Entrepreneurship and Industry, Devika Vidot, said, "TA is a vital process often
neglected due to a lack of capabilities and institutions. To my understanding,
the TA methodology involves innovative and evolving approaches, going beyond
traditional assessments to focus on the impacts and possible systemic effects of
technologies. Therefore, we are comforted that all the unique attributes of
Seychelles will be carefully taken into consideration."

She added, "We look forward to learning from all the different key activities,
including the creation of a methodology paper for technology assessment,
followed by regional workshops, reports and national action plans."

Vidot said that this project will help contribute to the attainment of the UN
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly to Goal 2 -Zero Hunger, Goal
7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, and Goal 9 - Industry, Innovation, and
Infrastructure.

The person in charge of science, technology and innovation for development at
UNCTAD, Liping Zhang said, "This technology has a big potential for Seychelles,
which has limited arable land, this type of technology can help overcome that
shortcoming. Technology plays a big role in advancing progress, so it can help
the country in building resilience."

Meanwhile, the director general of the Division of Science, Technology and
Innovation, Cynthia Alexander, said, "The exercise aims to learn and build our
capacity, to make sure we have the in-built capacity to assess new technology
that is coming in because as a small island developing state, not all
technologies might be fruitful for us. So, it is important to be able to
differentiate. We can use this methodology for other new technology from other
sectors also."

The principal secretary for investment, entrepreneurship and Industry, Michael
Nalletamby, told reporters that after the validation workshop, a pilot project
will be done for the agrivoltaic project to further assess whether it is a good
fit for Seychelles. 



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