Climate-smart agriculture · Maseru, Lesotho

Year-round harvests, without soil, on any patch of Africa.

Lema Agrivest designs, builds and finances hydroponic and aquaponic farms for households, schools and micro-enterprises — then connects every grower to buyers through the Farmflex platform.

Rent-to-own systems · 100% buy-back guarantee · Training included

Inside a Lema Agrivest hydroponic greenhouse: A-frame growing racks and the central water reservoir Client greenhouse build · A-frame NFT growing racks
168Lesponix Collective member farmers — up from 57 at launch in July 2024
€10,670in payments facilitated to smallholder farmers through collective sales
437 kgCO₂e avoided per farm each year by replacing diesel irrigation and synthetic inputs
up to 90%less water used than conventional soil farming

Figures as of July 2026 · Lema Agriventures programme data

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What we do

One package: grow it, sell it, sustain it.

A-frame hydroponic racks inside a Lema greenhouse

Hydroponic & aquaponic systems

We design and install modular soilless farms for backyards, schools and businesses — with solar irrigation and solar drying options for true off-grid production and value addition.

Rent-to-own100% buy-backSolar-ready
A grower checking a seedling net pot

Farmflex market access

Our digital platform matches farmers with buyers, links them to agro-sellers, and delivers good agricultural practice guidance and crop recommendations — over WhatsApp and SMS, so no smartphone is required.

Buyer matchmakingWhatsApp & SMSGAP guidance
Hands-on training at an outdoor hydroponic system

Training & outreach

From one-day DIY hydroponics courses to free rural community presentations and our Grow Like A Pro guides, we build the skills that keep every farm producing long after installation.

DIY trainingSchool projectsCommunity demos
Products

Pick a system. We build the rest.

Backyard hydroponic system
Grow at home

Backyard systems

Modular A-frame systems for household plots — fresh vegetables year-round, rent-to-own, 100% buy-back guarantee.

Quoted per setupDetails →
Commercial greenhouse hydroponic installation
Grow commercially

Greenhouse & commercial

Full tunnel installations with multi-tier racks and solar-ready irrigation, engineered for commercial volumes.

Quoted per setupDetails →
Indoor grow-light hydroponic system
Grow indoors

Indoor grow-light systems

Garage and indoor-room systems under full-spectrum lights — production that ignores the weather entirely.

Quoted per setupDetails →
Lesponix Collective

Letsema — many hands, one harvest.

“Letsema” is Sesotho for people coming together to work for a common purpose. The Lesponix Collective turns that philosophy into a network of hydroponic and aquaponic farms run by youth, women and people with disabilities across Lesotho — producing together, negotiating with buyers together, and earning together.

  • Collective bargaining gets small farmers fair market prices
  • Members cut fertiliser use, water consumption and diesel irrigation
  • Farmflex handles orders, guidance and payments end to end

Collective growth

57founding members · July 2024
168members today

€10,670 paid out to member farmers to date

Farmflex · via WhatsApp

Hi Farmflex, I have 40 heads of lettuce ready this week. Who is buying?Farmer · Berea
2 buyers matched near you. Best offer: M12/head, collection Friday. Reply 1 to accept.Farmflex
1
Order confirmed ✓ Harvest guide for crisp lettuce sent. Payment on delivery via the Collective.Farmflex
Farmflex

The farm in every farmer's pocket.

Farmflex is the operational backbone of the Lesponix Collective — a digital agriculture platform built for how Basotho farmers actually communicate. No app store, no data bundles wasted: it works over WhatsApp and SMS.

  • Buyer–farmer matchmaking and agro-seller linkage
  • Good agricultural practice (GAP) guidance and crop recommendations
  • Water-quality sensing piloted on our own farm, with satellite data integration
For funders & partners

Impact you can put in a report.

We run our programmes the way impact advisors wish every grantee would: measured baselines, dated figures, named suppliers, and unit economics for every system we deploy — from backyard farms to solar aquaponics and cold-storage hubs in the Mokhotlong highlands.

SDG 2 Zero hunger SDG 5 Gender equality SDG 8 Decent work SDG 12 Responsible production SDG 13 Climate action
From our project sites

Built by hand, in Lesotho.

What growers say

Trained today, planting tomorrow.

The course was presented very well for new people. The concept was simplified and understandable. We need to start building the system soonest before excitement dies down… Nna ke batla ho lema lettuce le li-strawberry 🍓

'Malisebo 'MokelaActing Principal Secretary, Development Planning

As someone who is only just about to start, this training was very interactive. Our questions were answered clearly, and the practical part made it easy to understand exactly what we will be doing.

Makhala HensonGrower, Maseru

The training was awesome — it met my expectations. Keep it up, ntate Mochesane. We can't wait for the level 2 training of trainers!

Palesa MokorosiWater Resources Specialist, The World Bank
Grow Like A Pro

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