_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: adishuklabhaiu@gmail.com; International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 12(10): 1134-1142, 2022; Article no.IJECC.88479 ISSN: 2581-8627 (Past name: British Journal of Environment & Climate Change, Past ISSN: 2231–4784) A Review of Agri-Voltaic System in India: Opportunities and Constraints Aditya Shukla a* , Mukesh Kumar a and Akanksha Shukla b a Department of Agronomy, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture, Meerut, India. b Department of Plant Pathology, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/IJECC/2022/v12i1030909 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/88479 Received 10 April 2022 Accepted 20 June 2022 Published 22 June 2022 ABSTRACT The rising trend of solar PV generation from ground-based installations has led to competition for land between agriculture and PV generation. The solution to this challenge lies in the agri-voltaic system (AVS). However, many of them encounter difficulties as a result of their reliance on unreliable farming techniques. The difficulties can sometimes become so overwhelming that they commit suicide. Furthermore, India is densely populated, and its population is continually growing, necessitating the government's growth in GDP and energy supply to keep pace. This article examines Agrivoltaics, or the integration of solar farming with agriculture, as a Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) option for Indian farmers. Similarly, the paper presents opportunities and constraints to agrivoltaics in India. Keywords: Agri-voltaic; solar energy; climate smart agriculture; rural income. 1. INTRODUCTION “Sustained economic growth of developing countries like India puts enormous pressure on its energy resources, and it is likely to grow in future. Presently, India's energy system is sustaining mainly through coal, petroleum oil, and biomass. At present, India is the fourth- largest energy consumer globally” [1] and “the third-highest consumer of crude oil, accounting for 4.1% of the world's consumption in 2017” [2]. However, “India's per capita energy consumption Review Article