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Digital Shift in Flower Growing

Powering supply chain automation in Kenya's floriculture industry.

Featured technical case study in Floriculture Magazine on driving digital transformation for Kenyan flower growers using Zebra mobile solutions and real-time traceability systems.

Stack

Zebra Hardware
Supply Chain Automation
Real-time Traceability
AIDC
Warehouse Operations
Data Sovereignty

Proof metrics

Industry Focus
Kenyan Floriculture (Flower Exports)
Tech Stack
Zebra ZQ220/TC26 + AIDC
Media
Featured in Floriculture Magazine

Problem

Reliance on manual pen-and-paper data entry during harvest.

Lack of real-time traceability from field to dispatch.

High operational costs and complexity in tech importation.

Solution

Deployed end-to-end automation from harvest labeling to warehouse dispatch.

Implemented mobile data capture at the source using rugged Zebra hardware.

Established client-hosted data sovereignty for privacy and control.

Architecture

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Capture: Rugged handhelds (TC26) for field data entry.

Labeling: Mobile printers (ZQ220 Plus) for source-level QR tagging.

Infrastructure: Client-side hosting for secure data management.

Standards: Integrated GS1 and HS code compliance for exports.

Outcomes

Transitioned farmers from manual logs to real-time data-driven operations.

Improved traceability and quality control for international markets.

Provided a blueprint for digital shifts in regional agri-tech.

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