Dual-Use Agricultural Land Strategy Development
Group Members: Adam Colwell and Rosie Stewart
FEWL Solutions (FEWL) is an early stage project development and investment firm with the mission to restore vibrancy to our critical life-sustaining systems across food, energy, water, and land (hence the acronym FEWL). FEWL works within food systems as their primary system boundary and maintains a focus on potential cross-sector impact opportunities. The company purpose is to build a competitive alternative to traditional agribusiness that is restorative, resilient, cross-sector, and community-based. During their Capstone project working with FEWL, the MENV team will be focusing specifically on the feasibility of agrivoltaic development in our community. Agrivoltaics is co-developing the same area of land for both solar photovoltaic power as well as for agriculture. The team has been asked to research, evaluate, and develop a regionally specific business model and business strategy for the development of dual-use agricultural land projects in the western region of the United States, particularly the region surrounding and including أغجاض±²¥. This project will entail crafting financial models, conducting market analysis and weighing out the benefits of various business model options.