The Problem We Are Solving
Nigeria's 36 million smallholder farmers face compounding challenges that limit productivity and income.
Post-Harvest Losses
Farmers in Kishi lose 30–40% of every harvest to poor storage conditions, pest infestation, and moisture damage.
Zero Advisory Access
95% of smallholder farmers have no access to agronomist guidance or real-time disease detection.
Financial Exclusion
Existing agritech is priced for commercial farmers, not smallholders earning seasonal produce income.
Manual Labour & Exploitation
No automation, no market access, no bargaining power. Farmers are price-takers, not price-makers.
Hardware Built for African Farms
Engineered solutions validated through 6 months of field testing in Kishi, Oyo State
GrainGuard™
Solar-powered IoT crop preservation unit. Real-time monitoring of temperature, humidity, and pest indicators. 6 months of validated field testing completed in Kishi, Irepo LGA. Eliminates 30–40% post-harvest losses.
Smart Solar Irrigation System
Automated, weather-responsive irrigation powered by solar energy. Component-level validation completed. Designed for smallholder farms with zero grid dependency.
Automatic Backpack Sprayer
Precision, locally assembled automatic sprayer reducing field labour intensiveness. Tested on multiple crops in Kishi pilots.
AI Farm Advisory
GPS + soil type + weather = personalized crop recommendations for every farm
Crop Disease Detection
Photograph a crop, get instant AI diagnosis and treatment guidance
Weather Alerts
Real-time climate alerts and predictive planting calendar
Voice + Multilingual
Voice interface and local language support for low-literacy farmers
Offline Mode + USSD/SMS
Full functionality without internet. Works on basic feature phones.
Vault-Verified Marketplace
Escrow-protected transactions and group-buying for fair market access
Currently live in beta
20+ early-access farmers in Kishi, Oyo State — consistently positive feedback
The Pay-with-Produce Model
Access technology with harvest, not cash
Smallholder farmers in Kishi earn seasonal income in produce — not cash. Conventional agritech pricing structurally excludes them. Our Pay-with-Produce model allows farmers to subscribe to the full Roju stack by contributing 5% of their harvest per season. We aggregate, grade, and sell the produce through our Vault-Verified marketplace — generating revenue that grows directly with farmer output.
Farmer Harvests
Contributes 5% Produce
Accesses Full Roju Stack
Roju Sells Produce
Revenue Generated
Smallholder Inclusive
No upfront cash required. Farmers pay with what they produce.
Aligned Incentives
Our revenue grows when farmer yields grow. We're invested in their success.
Fair Market Access
Vault-Verified marketplace eliminates middlemen and protects farmer income.
Our Founding Team
4 engineers built for this exact problem
Yusuff Adebonuola Lawal
Founder & CEO | Mechanical Engineering
Published agritech researcher · NiMechE Innovation Award winner · NASENI InnovateNaija Finalist 2025 · Director of Technical Activities, NiMechE National Students Forum · GMNSE
Wahab Shukurah Adedamola
COO | Agricultural Engineering
Leads farmer engagement, deployment strategy and field operations. Female co-founder ensuring women farmer perspectives at every product decision.
Olawoyin Olamide Ifeoluwa
Lead Mechanical Engineer | Mechanical Engineering
Designed and built GrainGuard prototype. Led 6-month controlled field validation in Kishi.
Akinola Timileyin Ezekiel
Head of Field Deployment | Agricultural Engineering
Leads all community-level deployment and farmer onboarding in Kishi, Irepo LGA.
4 Founding Engineers
Bootstrapped team with combined 15+ years in agricultural technology and mechanical engineering
Traction & Recognition
8 months bootstrapped — real validation, real awards
NiMechE Innovation Award — 1st Place
Patrick Andrew Innovation Challenge · 37th National Conference 2024
FMN Prize for Innovation — 2nd Runner Up
Student Category · Cassava Innovation Challenge 2025
NASENI InnovateNaija — Finalist
NASENI InnovateNaija Challenge 2025 — current finalist
Published Research — TURJAF 2025
"AI and IoT-Based Smart Irrigation: A Review of Challenges and Future Trends"
Published Research — INDAC 2025
"Climate Change and Agricultural Sustainability in Nigeria — Case Study of Kishi"
6-Month GrainGuard Field Validation
Controlled prototype testing in Kishi, Irepo LGA, Oyo State
20+
Active Farmers
6
Months Field Testing
4
Crops Supported
4
Founding Engineers
Evidence-Based Engineering
All Roju Empire solutions are built on peer-reviewed research and validated field data from Kishi, Irepo LGA
Peer-Reviewed Research
All Roju Empire solutions are built on published, peer-reviewed research in agronomy, mechanical engineering, and IoT systems.
Field-Validated Data
6 months of controlled testing in Kishi, Irepo LGA. Real farmers, real conditions, real results.
Local Expertise
4 engineers with deep roots in Nigeria's agricultural landscape. We understand the exact problems.
Engineering Precision
Component-level validation and industrial manufacturing standards for reliability in harsh environments.
Research & Publications
- •"AI and IoT-Based Smart Irrigation: A Review of Challenges and Future Trends" — TURJAF 2025
- •"Climate Change and Agricultural Sustainability in Nigeria — Case Study of Kishi" — INDAC 2025
- •GrainGuard Field Validation Report — 6-Month Controlled Trial, Kishi, Oyo State
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