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Upgrow Rwanda Ltd.

More food. Less land. Less water.
Aeroponic tower farming for Africa.

Upgrow Rwanda brings aeroponic tower farming to the continent. Each system grows up to 196 plants using 95% less water and zero pesticides, year-round. We turn small plots of African land into climate-resilient food engines, in partnership with the farmers and landowners who live on them.

95% less water Zero pesticides Year-round yield Pilot launching September 2026
What we do

A farm in a vertical system. Designed for African conditions.

Aeroponic tower farming grows plants in mist instead of soil, in stacked vertical systems that fit into greenhouses smaller than a single hectare. The technology is mature. Our work is bringing it to the African continent at a price farmers can carry.

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plants per single tower, with 952 sites across the pilot
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less water than conventional soil farming
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pesticides required
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months of yield per year, regardless of season
The pilot menu

Fifteen crops. Picked for you.

Three categories. Fifteen crops. Selected with Upgrow's Head of Agritech, aligned to the MINAGRI MoU, and built around what Kigali's best kitchens and shelves actually want.

Leafy Greens
For Kigali kitchens and shelves.
01Lettuce (mixed varieties)25–35 days
02Spinach30–40 days
03Mustard greens30–40 days
04Kale (Tuscan, curly)45–60 days
05Green onions50–65 days
06Baby spinach18–22 days
Aromatic Herbs
Chef-grade. Restaurant supply.
01Sweet basil (Genovese)25–30 days
02Parsley30–40 days
03Mint30–40 days
04Dill30–40 days
Export & Premium
Margin crops. Regional reach.
01Arugula21–28 days
02Cherry tomatoes60–80 days
03French beans55–70 days
04Bird's Eye chili60–80 days
05Baby arugula12–16 days
Beyond the fifteen. Aeroponic towers grow over a hundred crops. If your kitchen, shelf, or supply chain needs something outside the pilot menu, tell us and we will test it for you.
View the full Crop Universe →
Pilot demand

The market is already lining up.

Before the first tower goes online, we have signed Letters of Intent with eight establishments across Kigali, alongside a Memorandum of Understanding with Rwanda's Ministry of Agriculture. Restaurants, hotels, retailers, and food groups have already committed to sourcing from our pilot.

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Letters of Intent signed across fine dining, hospitality, retail, and food group categories, pre-launch.
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Kultura Fine Dining Restaurant
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Simba SupermarketGacuriro
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Mocha Cafe
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CasamiaThe Court Boutique Hotel
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Karu Group Ltd
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Farmhouse Rwanda Resort
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Soleluna
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Ugarit Mediterranean Restaurant
How we scale

Scaling through partnership.

Upgrow's scaling approach centers Rwandan landowners. We bring aeroponic tower systems onto land owned by Rwandan farmers, and work alongside them as long-term collaborators in the venture.

The structure of each partnership will be finalized through the pilot. Models under exploration include land-lease arrangements, shared greenhouse ownership, profit-sharing, and operator-employment frameworks. The principle is set: the farmer stays in the deal from day one and continues to benefit long-term.

This is how a continent's food infrastructure comes online.

"When Upgrow scales, the farmer scales with us. The pilot proves the system. The franchise extends it across the continent."
— Bailey Flint, Chief Strategy Officer
The team

A founding team grounded in Rwanda.

Upgrow is anchored by founders on the ground, supported by strategic counsel abroad. Each member of the team is invested in the long-term success of African agriculture, and in the discipline it takes to scale it responsibly.

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Kenny Rubaduka
Founder & CEO
Kigali, Rwanda
Leads Upgrow's strategy, government and supplier relationships, and on-the-ground execution.
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Terry Ntwari
Chief Operating Officer
Kigali, Rwanda
Owns operational coordination, logistics, and supplier management across the pilot.
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Linda Uwase
Finance Director
Kigali, Rwanda
Owns financial discipline, compliance, and the operating capital that runs the business.
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Michel Dusengimana
Head of Agritech
Kigali, Rwanda
Agritech and crop science lead, with formal agricultural training and deep field experience.
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Bailey Flint
Chief Strategy Officer
Louisville, USA
Strategic advisory, investor relations, and US partnerships. Anchors Upgrow's reach beyond the continent.
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Olivier Dushimimana
Operations Lead
Kigali, Rwanda
Agricultural engineer running day-to-day pilot operations, supplier logistics, and production execution across the greenhouse.
Why now

Pre-launch and already in motion.

Upgrow is months away from the pilot launch. Our aeroponic towers are underway just in time for our six-month pilot beginning September 2026, which will test 15 crop varieties across 952 growing sites. Signed agreements, hardware in transit, and land secured to scale.

MoU with the Ministry of Agriculture

Signed Memorandum of Understanding with Rwanda's Ministry of Agriculture, establishing institutional alignment for the pilot and a structured framework for crop testing across 15 varieties.

Pilot launching September 2026

Ten aeroponic towers underway, shipment in motion. A six-month pilot beginning September 2026, testing 15 crop varieties across 952 growing sites.

Land secured for scaling

Land for scaling is secured, with the expansion paths mapped and ready to activate once the pilot validates the unit economics.

Talk to us.

Investors, partners, and farmers growing the future of African agriculture, the door is open.

+250 787 322 908 | Kigali, Rwanda