Digital Shift in Flower Growing | Joseph Rwanda

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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