Updates

When the World Bank released its landmark Productive Use Leveraging Solar Energy (PULSE) report in 2019, PUE was still an emerging concept. Read more about how Agsol’s solar milling system is set to beat the World Bank Group’s 2019 forecast, reaching affordability targets five years ahead of the 2030 timeline, here!

Asol had the opportunity to attend a 3-day training on Aflatoxin Detection and Control organized by the Eastern African Grain Council (EAGC) in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda. As a manufacturer of clean and efficient agri-processing machinery, Agsol understands that food safety is as important as productivity.  Read more about our […]

At Agsol, we are committed to showing that the MicroMill is not just a good business investment—it’s a transformative one. And we are gathering increasingly more data to prove it! Thanks to our data partner ClimaFi, we’ve now automated the IoT data collection process, providing us with near real-time visual updates on key metrics. Read […]

In this series, we delve into the world of school feeding initiatives and how the MicroMill can empower schools to produce healthy, affordable meals on-site, reducing costs and administrative burdens. Our innovation has the potential to impact millions of children in Sub-Saharan Africa who rely on that crucial school meal. So, what do school feeding […]

In this Market Insight Brief we report on IoT data gathered by 15 of our millers, combined with qualitative data collection about fees charged for milling and/or flour sales. The MicroMill is a good business! The top third of MicroMill owners: generate a simple payback of less than 3 months generate an average income over […]

Today, over half a billion people in Africa rely on diesel mills as the ‘gateway’ to process the staple food they grow and depend on. This means that the responsibility for safe and hygienic processing of flour, along with the cleanliness and proper storage of grains, quite literally rests in the hands of male mechanics. [...]

Through the WFP Innovation Accelerator Sprint Programme, Agsol conducted market research and piloted its solar-powered MicroMill in Kakuma and Kalobeyei, in collaboration with SNV’s Market Based Energy Access (MBEA) project in 2022. This blog post highlights Agsol’s current work in Kakuma and our commitment to improving access and affordability of staple food processing for refugees. […]

We're excited to announce the successful completion of the final tests and quality assessment for our MicroMill V2.2. These evaluations were conducted using the Rapid Product Assessment Solar Milling Test Method. This method, developed collaboratively by Kijani Testing Ltd and CLASP in support of Verasol – a distinguished quality assurance program for off-grid solutions – aims to assess solar-powered milling [...]

60 Decibels surveyed 143 of our end-users (i.e. people that bring their grain to an Agsol MicroMill for processing) to assess the impact the MicroMill has on their lives. The results are compelling! Women save time – both time travelling to mill and time spent at the mill Households save money - an average 41% [...]

Agsol received funding from the JLL Foundation in 2022 as part of their first funding cohort. Agsol’s case study is featured in JLL Foundation's 2022 annual report. Check out the report here!