LEVERAGING A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO ADDRESS TECHNICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS OF AGRIVOLTAICS SYSTEMS A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE VALUE OF COLLOCATING SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION WITH CROP PRODUCTION, POLLINATOR HABITAT, AND BEEKEEPING. TO MEET THIS GOAL, THE PROJECT WILL EVALUATE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC FACTORS OF GROWING MULTIPLE HORTICULTURAL CROPS, MAINTAINING POLLINATOR HABITAT, AND BEEKEEPING WITHIN A SOLAR FACILITY AND EXPLORE INTERACTIONS WITH SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION AND SITE MANAGEMENT.

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