Aftrak is a UK social venture: the focus is impact, not profit. Products are made with people, for people, at prices they can afford. Solar charges the machine, the machine makes better ground possible, the yield pays for the energy, and the cycle continues.
The partnership provides a diverse skill set to ensure effective technological innovation and social integration of Aftrak.
The Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering is one of the biggest engineering schools of its kind in the UK, with a research portfolio of around £52 million. The Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) has around 60 academics, researchers and PhD students, and laboratory facilities for prototype manufacture and testing.
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Tiyeni UK is a UK-based NGO that funded the development of Deep Bed Farming as a response to extreme food poverty in Malawi. Tiyeni Malawi is a Malawian company owned by Tiyeni UK and operated at arm's length by a Malawian team, growing to meet demand for DBF training following government approval of the approach.
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A global industry association and research organisation based in London with offices in the US and EU, setting the standard for advanced lead batteries and next-generation energy storage. Lead battery technology supports almost fully recyclable batteries using existing recycling streams.
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A Cape Town manufacturing and distribution company building Africa's in-country industrial capability. Under a supply agreement announced in April 2026, GMA assembles AFT-e1 kits at its Cape Town facility and distributes and supports the machine across South Africa and the wider SADC region.
Visit GMA →The product was designed against four of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Below is what the design addresses, followed by what has and has not yet been measured.