Volt-Terra, a joint venture between INENSUS and Gourmet Gardens, focuses on developing mini-grid solutions to provide reliable and affordable electricity to rural communities in Uganda, enabling economic growth through improved agricultural practices. In July 2021, the partnership received a grant from PREO to test the KeyMaker Mini-Grid Business Model in agricultural value chains. The model uses mini-grid electricity to boost local agro-processing to help local farmers overcome the challenges the face in crop cultivation and price exploitation due to the inherent short shelf life of most agricultural products and limited or lack of energy access to promptly process their harvest – helping to create additional income for operators. The project, implemented in Kayonza, Uganda, involved building a 60kWp PV mini-grid, supporting vanilla and chili cultivation, and introducing an electric dryer to enhance crop processing and access value-added markets.