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  - AGRIFOCUSAFRICA.COM - A La Une - 28/Aug 19:41

USDA Solar Policy Shift Sends Ripples Across Global Farmland Debate

By Brandon Moss The U.S. Department of Agriculture has drawn a firm line in the soil: no more federal funding for solar panel installations on productive farmland. The decision, announced last week by Secretary Brooke Rollins, is already reverberating across global agri-policy circles—including those watching closely from Africa. For years, American farmers tapped into programs like REAP (Rural Energy for America) to install solar infrastructure, often on land that could otherwise grow food. But with over $2 billion spent and prime acreage increasingly covered in panels, the USDA is now pulling back. Only small-scale systems under 50 kilowatts will be […]

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