Off-Grid Batch Drying
for Cooperatives
A farmer cooperative in Kenya deployed a GXON G-SR Series fixed batch dryer with a multi-fuel burner and dual-use silo — bringing year-round drying and sealed storage to a region outside the electrical grid. Maize that once had to be sold at harvest can now be held for better prices.
Drying Without the Grid
In off-grid regions, maize harvests arrive with moisture too high for storage — but without electricity, diesel-only drying is costly and supply-dependent.
A Cooperative Seeking Price Leverage
A farmer cooperative in Kenya aggregates maize from smallholder members across an off-grid region. Without drying infrastructure, members must sell immediately after harvest when prices are lowest — losing the leverage that storage would provide.
Maize arrives at moisture levels well above the 13% safe storage threshold and must be reduced before it can be held. The cooperative needs both drying and sealed storage to hold grain for months and sell when market prices improve.
No Grid, No Diesel Monopoly
The site has no grid connection, making electric-powered drying impossible. Diesel-only operation is costly and vulnerable to supply disruptions. The cooperative needs a multi-fuel system that can burn whatever is locally available — and a silo that doubles as storage.
Engineered for Off-Grid Operation
Three core components configured for cooperative-scale off-grid maize drying: fixed batch dryer, multi-fuel burner, and dual-use silo with PLC control.
From Survey to First Batch
Four engineering stages to deploy cooperative-scale off-grid batch drying and storage.
What This Deployment Delivered
Quantified impact for the cooperative and its smallholder members across the off-grid region.
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