Futura Gaïa

The agricultural sector is at a crossroads, facing complex and interconnected challenges that demand innovative, sustainable solutions. Global population growth is expected to rise by 30% by 2050, with 70% of people living in urban areas, putting enormous pressure on food production systems and supply chains. At the same time, agriculture must confront environmental concerns, including the overuse of phytosanitary products, high carbon emissions, soil degradation, and excessive consumption of water and arable land. *

Climate change adds another layer of complexity, with rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall, and an increasing frequency of extreme weather events threatening crop yields and livestock health. Consumer expectations are also evolving, as people demand food that is both nutritious and flavorful, linking health, diet, and pleasure. Finally, economic challenges such as waste management, price volatility, and the need for job creation, especially in local and low-skilled sectors, underscore the importance of resilient agricultural systems. Meeting these challenges requires solutions that are environmentally responsible, socially inclusive, economically viable, and capable of ensuring food security for future generations.

Futura Gaïa mission is to design, create & sell turnkey local vertical farms in the perspective of providing an efficient, immediate, and sustainable solution so that agriculture can answer urgent and unprecedented challenges.

Futura Gaïa aims at being a global impact player in the agriculture ecosystem by offering a complete and highly automated solution of indoor vertical farms using living soil (geopony) to produce fruits, vegetables or flowers, 365 days per year in a fully controlled environment without using any pesticides, and with a severely reduced water consumption.

The solution is a combination of innovative software & hardware technologies and precision agronomy to guarantee and optimize quality, productivity, and of course end-to-end traceability, which has now become a major issue.

This new farming model guarantees the final consumers the highest standard in terms of health, nutrient quality, and taste, at reasonable prices.

Futura Gaïa aims to go beyond traditional metrics, creating a global impact on people’s lives. Supporting SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), the company provides scalable, long-term solutions to pressing environmental and health challenges, giving consumers access to local, healthy, and sustainable food year-round. By enabling continuous production in a highly seasonal industry, Futura Gaïa also generates sustainable jobs across both low-density and urban regions. Its live-soil and agronomy solutions directly address major environmental challenges, including water scarcity and soil degradation, while the flexible, modular industrial design allows for the repurposing of brownfields or urban warehouses, fostering sustainable infrastructure and community development.

Futura Gaïa solution heavily relies on technological innovations both on hardware & software.

From virtual reality to simulate the farm operation & train the farm operators to big data and machine learning to improve the overall efficiency of the farm, we are convinced that partnering with Dassault Systèmes will generate great mutual benefits to create a French world key player in the strategic CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture) industry.    

Futura Gaïa designs for the agricultural world a solution of indoors vertical agriculture on living soil, in a controlled environment. These future farms in peri-urban areas combine precision agronomy and cutting-edge technology. They will be one of the answers to the challenges of feeding future generations and to their expectation of naturalness.

The project requires a diverse set of technical and management skills covering a broad spectrum from agronomy to IT to business growth management. We have a clear idea of the global team including partners that needs to be gathered to move from concept and pilot farm to a successful corporation. Our ecosystem should be driven by the pursuit for social relevance, economic performance as well as the satisfaction of all the stakeholders.