Jorrit Becking

Jorrit Becking grew up on a farm in the Netherlands, where his search for sustainable solutions sparked a lifelong passion for agriculture. He holds a master’s degree in Agricultural Science from Wageningen University and a master’s in Environmental Studies from Yale University. Jorrit has worked globally in agricultural research, developing pilots for rotational grazing management in East Africa, studying the resilience of extensive versus intensive farming systems in Europe, and collaborating on the Guggenheim’s Countryside, The Future exhibition. He served as an innovation expert at the World Bank, advancing sustainable cattle ranching initiatives, and contributed to cutting-edge agrivoltaics designs at Pacifico Energy Partners in Germany. Now, as Chief Agriculture Officer at Okovate Agrivoltaics, he combines his expertise in farming, renewable energy, and agricultural science to pioneer innovative solutions that integrate solar energy with productive farmland.