Geo Friend-Lee - Solar Farming in Japan: Can Solar Sharing Revitalize the Farming Sector? lyrics

Farming has been the backbone of our economy for centuries, Providing both crops and energy, Today, due to numerous factors it is a suffering Industry, It is extremely hard, For your average person owning a farm, To make enough income from crops, Most farmers have to work two jobs, But a new system made by a man, Named Akira Nagashima, from Japan, May help put farming back on top, Solar Sharing, The idea of pairing, Solar panels with traditional farms, His checkerboard design, Of panels hanging from stilts about three meters high, at most, Can cut sunlight to the vegetables by about 30 percent without harming growth, And produce enough electricity to power 10 households, In Japan construction has begun, 70 solar farms have been approved to run, Giving farmers the opportunity to make dual income from the sun, People are making more money selling electricity from solar panels above farms than from the vegetables on the farms, This could be a huge financial shot in the arm, Giving farmers the energy needed to continuing moving strong. Don't Waste Our Planet -Geo Friend-Lee