Pengaruh Inovasi Agrovoltaic Terhadap Pendapatan Petani Cabai di Daerah Transmigrasi

Abstract

Agrivoltaic (AV) systems increase land productivity through the combined production of renewable energy and food. Although several studies have addressed its impact on crop production, many aspects remain unexplored. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of AV on increasing the income of chili farmers, a chili plant commonly cultivated in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Chili plants are cultivated using 2 types of technology, namely agrovoltaic and conventional farmers, both under an AV system and in full sunlight. Under AV, photosynthetically active radiation is reduced by about 30%. Monitoring of plant development showed that in both types of technology, plant height increased significantly under AV. Production output increased by about 12% on the AV system, but the change was not significant. Therefore, the profit obtained by cayenne pepper farming by applying agrovoltaic technology is IDR 7,836,000/1000 m² greater than conventional technology on transmigration land with a B/C ratio value of 1.76 and the farming is feasible to be developed with an MBCR value of 1.63 . we conclude that rice plants can be considered as suitable crops for cultivation under AV.