Aftrak is a groundbreaking initiative that combines solar microgrids and tailored tractors to empower smallholder farmers across Africa. It aims to significantly increase crop yields and smallholder incomes while providing access to clean, green electricity in rural communities.
Aftrak is the Winner of the $1 million Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy global competition.
Jonathan Wilson is a cofounder of the project from The Wolfson School of Mechanical Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, which 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 a cohort of around 60 academics, researchers and PhD students and a range of laboratory facilities for prototype manufacture and testing.
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