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2023-03-05 20:45 UTC
Part 2: #SolutionsForClimateChange: #Agrivoltaics
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IMO, combining the new solar-panel-above fields method* with ancient raised-field #WaruWaru #farming #technology could facilitate #WaterConservation and management, raise yields, reduce #fertilizer concentration, and reduce #erosion.
The solution to our current #drought problems in many areas might have been with us for 2,300 years at least, probably first developed by the #Tiahuanaco culture of the #Andean...
*See previous toot (Part 1)
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@HistoPol@mastodon.social 2023-03-05 21:01
(2/8) ...highlands of #Bolivia + #Peru. Raised-field agriculture has also been used in countries like #China, #Mexico + #Morocco. #WaruWaru also stems #desertification + creates a cooling (+warming during the night) #microclimate when combined w/ the #SolarPanels, similar to the #irrigated #gardens created by the Muslims, e.g. in the #Alhambra in #Andalucia. In combination with the solar panels. Jointly with the building of #Roman type #cisterns, #agriculture might even be extended to years..