Rijk Zwaan Chile is the local operation of the Dutch company, a global leader in vegetable seed development. Their work is driven by continuous research: each season they conduct hundreds of field trials across the country to validate the performance of new lettuce, tomato, pepper, melon, and other vegetable varieties under local climate conditions.
With R&D being a cornerstone of their work, data quality is crucial. The team managed trials and evaluations using Excel spreadsheets. As operations grew, opportunities for improvement emerged: cross-referencing data between trials and coordinating task planning required considerable time, along with the need for detailed tracking of costs associated with each trial.
Based on this, the goal was to develop a web platform to centralize trials, evaluations, costs, reports, and notifications. We aimed to capture structured field data (including photos and videos), support operation with or without internet connectivity, and generate comparative analyses to facilitate resource and task planning for upcoming seasons.
We developed a custom tool that standardizes how the organization captures and analyzes its information. The platform goes beyond digitizing data and optimizes workflow for agronomists through integrated modules:
One of the biggest technical challenges was connectivity variability in farming areas. The solution couldn’t depend on internet to function.
We implemented a Progressive Web App (PWA) architecture that is accessed from the browser and can be installed on mobile devices without going through app stores. Once installed, it works like a native application with access to camera and local storage.
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