Agritech · Lagos, Nigeria
Agricultural Equipment and Technology for Controlled-Environment Farming
Gaia Labs is developing an integrated aeroponic growing operation for Nigerian agriculture, with a focus on agricultural equipment, irrigation and fertigation systems, automation, energy integration and machinery supply-chain partnerships.
Why mechanisation is moving indoors
A machine that grows food, not just a garden.
Mechanisation usually means tractors built for volume crops in open fields. High-value produce needs consistent, controlled output, so we build the tower farm as agricultural machinery: a frame, a power supply, a control system and automated delivery.
- Consistent, controlled output
- Built for HORECA & retail buyers
- Engineered like machinery
- Scales tower by tower
The machine
How our system works
Four subsystems, working together as one growing machine.
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01 · Structure
Aeroponic towers
Vertical towers that grow upward, not outward.
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02 · Power
Solar
Runs pumps and sensors, independent of the grid.
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03 · Control
IoT sensing & monitoring
Sensors track conditions, monitored remotely.
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04 · Delivery
Automated dosing
Nutrients and water misted onto roots on schedule.
Why aeroponics? The machinery logic
Output
What the machine produces
Premium leafy greens for HORECA, retail and institutional buyers, grown to the same specification every cycle.
We measure output the way you would measure any machine: by its performance. We'll publish measured figures once they're verified.
Machine performance · design targets
- Yield per tower, per cycle
- 0 heads
- Cycle time
- 0 days
- Water use per kg
- ≤ 0 L
- Solar share of energy
- 0%
Machinery supply chain
What we need to scale
Scaling up means a dependable supply of the parts that make up the machine, and the people to keep it running.
Components
IoT sensors, controllers, pumps and tower hardware.
Solar & power
Panels, storage and power electronics sized for continuous pump and sensor loads.
Nutrient supply
Today this is imported, which exposes us to FX risk. We're looking for local or regional sources.
Assembly & support
Local assembly, maintenance and spare parts support, so towers stay running between cycles.
Who we want to meet
Build the machine with us
If you make, move or fund the equipment behind controlled-environment agriculture, we'd like to talk.
About Us
Agritech from Lagos, building machines that grow food.
Growing machinery
for Nigerian agribusiness
Gaia Labs is a Lagos-based agritech company building automated growing machinery for Nigerian agribusiness. Our solar-powered, IoT-monitored aeroponic towers grow premium leafy greens for HORECA, retail and institutional buyers, with consistent output all year round.
Developed in Lagos,
built to scale
We're bringing equipment, irrigation and fertigation, automation and energy together into one operation. Next, we're building a local supply chain for components, solar, nutrients and maintenance, so every tower can be assembled, run and repaired close to where it grows.
Work with us
Let's build it together
We're connecting with equipment makers, irrigation and fertigation suppliers, solar partners, distributors, early buyers and funders. Tell us who you are and what you'd like to explore, and we'll take it from there.