Demonstration site · live
Emisizini, Malawi
4Solar modules1Community tractor22People connected
Where we work
Where an AFT-e1 can be had today, and where it is already working. Malawi is where the system was proven; South Africa is where assembly and regional distribution sit; the UK is supplied direct.
Availability
Where you can get one
Available today
United Kingdom
Direct from Aftrak, with the full attachment range.
Through a distributor
South Africa
Assembled and distributed by GMA, with sales, service and training.
Through a distributor
SADC region
Covered by GMA from Cape Town.
Coming soon
Malawi
Programme deployments running today with Tiyeni. Commercial supply to follow.
Coming soon
Zambia
A site is identified and written up in the spotlights.
Coming soon
Kenya
Coming soon
Europe
Delivery on enquiry while the dealer network is set up.
On the ground
Where the machines are working in Africa
Live site or distributor
Community installation · live
Ehlekweni Full Primary School, north of Mzuzu, Malawi
A ground-mounted, fenced solar array powering lighting, phone charging and internet across the school buildings and teacher accommodation. Over 400 pupils attend in two daily sessions, some walking up to 15 km. Before the array there was no electricity on the site.
Community installation · live
Ngolowindo Hospital, Salima, Malawi
6Solar panels3.6 kWPeak output
Six panels on the hospital roof power the Starfish maternity clinic and the nurses' homes beside it, with Deep Bed Farming training for the community around it.
Assembly & distribution
Cape Town, South Africa
GMA assembles and distributes the AFT-e1 for South Africa and the wider SADC region, and leads market development there.
Find a distributor →In the UK
Where the machines are working in the UK
Every site is plotted to the nearest town rather than to the holding itself. Most are working farms and private addresses, and a map is a poor place to publish one.
Aftrak baseLive siteLocations approximate
- Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire
Lay of the Land — covered market garden in the Yorkshire Dales
- Leeds
Meanwood Valley Urban Farm — city farm and market garden
- Sheffield
Aftrak Ltd — head office, direct sales and support
- Loughborough
Research base with CREST, Loughborough University
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Community-supported agriculture — mixed organic holding
- Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Private holding in the Cotswolds
- Hastings, East Sussex
Permaculture smallholding and forest garden
The problem, in numbers
Why the work is concentrated where it is.
800m+
People across Africa without reliable electricity
8.9%
Of Malawi's population connected to the grid
85%
Of Malawian households depending on subsistence agriculture
$100m+
Initial accessible market in Malawi alone
Figures from Aftrak's Malawi manufacturing feasibility study.