Our Company
Our mission is to use cutting-edge innovative engineering technologies for year-round plant and crop production, using a combination of solar and renewable energy to power greenhouses, and ensure zero greenhouse gas emissions across Africa. Other aspects of Eight Orbit Urban Farms’ mission include but are not limited to;
RESEARCH
Perform continuous research and development in crop and plant biotechnology and engineering in our indoor farm facilities and research laboratories.
Fresh, organic,
better-tasting, and
nutritious crops
PRODUCTION
Increase production while eliminating crop, fertilizer, and water wastage that is prevalent in traditional farming by using artificial intelligent (AI) technologies, nutrient float technologies (NFTs), limited land, 95% less water, and fewer resources, made possible from our cutting-edge customized technologies.
Our greenhouse farms are located within city limits for easy access to consumers and businesses across Africa
Produce is cultivated using 95% less water
LOCATION
Optimizing the food transportation pipeline by locating our indoor farms within city limits.
DETOX
Eliminating the use of pesticides and herbicides that contaminate air water, and crops thereby, eliminating food, water, and airborne diseases that are common challenges in Africa.
NEXT GEN
Enriching, empowering, and educating the next generations of African farmers and scientists through the creation of thousands of jobs, vocational training, internship, and scholarships to youths annually.
Six times greater yield than traditional farming using less land space and resources for greater productivity
Zero insect infestation with zero use of herbicides and pesticides
A sustainable and environmentally friendly farming system
Goal
Our goal is to leverage advances in the agriculture industry and continue to advance control environment agriculture (CEA) with innovative and cutting-edge technologies, and to develop the African economy through local and intercontinental crop production, sustainable agriculture practices, and safe processing and distribution of produce to regions in Africa, as well as creation of thousands of jobs to attain a healthier and wealthier continent.
Vision
Our vision is to develop the largest CEA company in Africa with year-round vegetable, fruit, and staple food production, to meet the daily nutritional needs of the African population, eliminating the dire and growing challenges of famine, food insecurity, food and waterborne diseases, and poverty in the continent with solutions for importation and distribution.
Our primary focus is to build a reliable, resilient, sustainable, innovative, and dynamic indoor farming industry in Africa to meet the needs of its rapidly growing population.
Meet our Founder
Dr. Christina Timi Igono is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Eight Orbit Urban Farms (EOUF) LLC. Dr. Igono founded EOUF in October 2020 while working concurrently on her Ph.D. at the University of Nevada Reno and working as the Chief Science Officer for Advanced Carbonate Technologies LLC. The inspiration for EOUF came to her while working on a greenhouse rice study, where she tested the effects of calcium oxide ore on rice growth, soil fertility, soil biochemistry, and soil microbiology in a controlled environment. The research project was a tremendous success.
Dr. Igono was born in Lagos Nigeria. In 2006, she was offered an athletic scholarship at Alabama A&M University where she played Division I and II college soccer for four years. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences in 2010. She started her graduate studies in 2011 and earned her master’s degree in Plant and Soil Science in 2014. During her Ph.D. degree program at the University of Nevada Reno, Dr. Igono won an award for her research work on the effects of fire on soil chemistry in cold-desertland. She has almost two decades of research experience in soil biogeochemistry, soil microbiology, soil fertility, soil greenhouse gas fluxes, and agricultural and environmental sustainability. From 2020-2022, Dr. Igono served as the Chief Science Officer and Research Consultant for Advanced Carbonate Technologies LLC, a limestone mining company in northern Nevada and California.
Dr. Christina Timi Igono
Her experience in agricultural, soil, and environmental research granted her opportunities to work in different ecosystems, including greenhouses, silvopasture system, grasslands, humid farmlands, pasturelands, semi-arid rangelands, and semi-arid agricultural rice farmlands, in northern and southern Alabama, northern Nevada, and California. Her research studies encompass soil physical and chemical properties, soil microbial organisms, crop and plant growth, soil greenhouse gas emissions, and their interactions. For the latest news, and to learn more about Dr. Igono’s research and expertise, please visit her personal website
“We are a team of research scientists, entrepreneurs, agronomists, soil, plant, and crop scientists, and business managers with 35+ years of combined experience.”
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Proof of Concept: We have successfully conducted prototype farming on rice and tomatoes, validating our greenhouse (hydroponic) and open-field systems in Nigeria and the United States.
Business Partnership: We are engaged with global Agric-tech and manufacturing experts in China, India, Pakistan, Ukraine, and the United States for technical consultation, design and execution.
Strategic Partnership: We have established and signed MOUs with southern state governments in Nigeria for long-term partnership to establish our farms.
Current Project Outlook: We have AI-engineered greenhouse and open-field farm project designed for rice, maize, tomatoes, pepper and leafy vegetable on 1500 hectares of land, scalable to 10,000 at two locations.
Project Estimation: Our initial project is budgeted at $50M set for greenhouse and open-field farms establishment and operation.
Funding Needs: We are seeking pre-seed/seed funds for the construction and operation of our farms in the southwest regions of Nigeria.
What We Aim To Achieve
Our innovative indoor data-driven farms use hydroponic and aeroponic farming systems, managed, and operated using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, nutrient float technologies (NFTs), low-cost energy sources (i.e., sunlight, renewable energy), 95% less water, limited resources, zero herbicides and pesticides, and ensure little to zero carbon emission. s
Our open-field farms use AI-technologies for precision and sustainable farming systems for staple foods like rice and maize.
We are on a mission to feed Africa, and investors from around the world are welcome to be a part of this revolution .
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Meet the team
Dr. Christina T. Igono
Founder/CEO
Dr. Ermson Z. Nyakatawa
Chief Technical Director
Mr. Hakeem T. Yusuf
Managing Partner
Mr. Kingsley R. Pius
Regional Operations Manager
Mr. Nicholas T. Harry
Business Strategy Manager
News & Media
December 2023
We are happy to announce that our founder and CEO Dr. Christina T. Igono obtained her Ph.D. degree in Environmental Science from the University of Nevada Reno in December 2023.
Dr. Igono couldn’t be more thankful to God for his grace and mercies, the team of advisors, and mentors that guided her through her doctoral degree program. She said the experience was far from easy but it was worth every bit of the sacrifice.
She is now focused on dishing out research articles from all the numerous projects she worked on during her graduate school days. “It’s such a blessing to be finally done with school,” says Dr. Igono.
May 2023
Our company has cleared the site for our first hydroponic farm in Kuje district of Abuja in Nigeria. The initiative was administered by CEO Dr. Igono and implemented by our project managers in Abuja, Mr. Derick Igono and Austin June. Our current land is measured at 538,000 square feet, which is approximately 5.3 hectares. According to the architectural layout, the site is designed to accommodate four indoor farming facilities, two warehouses, a building for research and development, offices, and a factory. The construction is slated for completion and commencement of operation of its first project no later than 2024.
To actualize this plan, the company is working earnestly to bring in private and public investors and partners from all over the world.
CAREERS
JOB OPENING
Join our team of innovative thinkers, scientists, and world-changers as a Co-founder and Investor/Strategic Partner.
Build a career with us.
Send Resume to: info@eightorbit.com
JOB DESCRIPTION
Role: Co-Founder/Investor and Strategic Partner
- Capital Investor for 5-15% Equity Shareholding
- Strategic leadership that contributes in steering growth and expansion in the company
- A global minded individual who will represent and expand on the company’s vision around the world.
What we Seek
- Capital Investment: A Co-Founder who will provide capital investment to drive and scale our projects.
- Strategic Leader: This individual(s) will play pivotal role(s) in steering strategy, growth, and expansion to scale operations.
- Investing Track Record: Track record in building, scaling, or investing in startups (Not Mandatory).
- Interest in Innovative Technology: Passion for AI technology, agriculture, and social impact
- Part-Time: Be willing to commit 10 hours weekly for strategic leadership and related investment commitments.
- Travels: Willingness to travel for investment, operations, and leadership commitments
Education: Minimum of Bachelor’s degree
As a Co-Founder, You Will
- Establish global network and partnership to secure further investment and loan
- Work closely with other co-founders and the CEO to shape and execute the company’s long-term strategic vision
- Drive partnerships with governments, NGOs, and global investors.
- Collaborate with key leadership team in the area of resource management, governance, and operational scaling.
- Spearhead and/or orchestrate fundraising and investment engagements
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and impact.
Benefits
- Equity Ownership: Secure 5-15% of Equity Ownership
- Financial Incentive: 2-5% of any investment or loan orchestrated and secured
Leadership & Influence: Become a strategic leader of one of Africa’s pioneering Agritech ventures.
- Global Exposure: Limitless opportunities to represent the company around the world.
- Networks & Partnerships: Build and access global industry stakeholders, investors, private, and public institutions.
- Purpose & Impact: Drive food security, sustainability, economic, and social empowerment across Nigeria and Africa.
- Paid Travel and Incentives (After Funded)
- Board Membership – Opportunity to secure a place as a board member
Send Resume to:info@eightorbit.com
At EOUF, we are not just building farms — we are building the future of food in Africa. If you are ready to combine capital, leadership, and vision to make a lasting impact while generating significant returns, we invite you to join us as a Co-Founder.
Contact Us
Whether you’re curious about our innovative business, would like to invest, interested in a job, or just want to ask us some questions, please call or email us.
US Contact: +1(951)349-9655
Nigeria Contact: +234(706)443 7340, +234(809)233 0397
Zimbabwe Contact:+263 (78)422 0718
Email: info@eightorbit.com
U.S Office Address
1050 North Hills Blvd|
P.O Box 60823
Reno Nevada 89506
United States
Nigeria Office Address
1 Tongo Crescent (B5) Off Jere Street
Garki 2 Abuja Nigeria