Solar Agriculture: South Korea's New Farming Revolution?

Farmer Kim Hong-tae stands and looks out over his field, glinting in the winter sunlight. With the first signs of spring still a month away, Kim’s crops are already ripe for harvest. In fact, they always are, as long as there’s sunlight. Kim, 61, is a solar farmer, part of a nascent movement with the potential to transform both agriculture and energy in South Korea. On a field measuring some 1,320 square meters, he has installed solar panels with a capacity of 83 kilowatts — enough to power se