Cold-chain investment for Gadkhali flowers
Assess harvest-to-acceptance time, existing capacity and where added control could preserve value.
Reported sector estimates
External context, not a FRiO baseline.
≈650 harecently reported core-cluster flower cultivation
≈Tk 400 crreported annual flower economy
Before dawn → ≈9amreported peak-season wholesale window
Investment assessment
Investment questions
Where does quality begin to fall?
Which control preserves the most value?
What existing capacity can already do the job?
Harvest to buyer acceptance
Flower Clock
Follow one load from harvest to acceptance.
01/ 06
01 · Harvest window
Starting condition and harvest time
Record species, maturity, condition and harvest timing.
- Risk
- Over-maturity, field heat, water stress and mixed quality
- Test
- Harvest window, shade, clean cutting and immediate handling
- Decision
- Define the acceptable starting condition.
Evidence to record
RecordSpecies, maturity, temperature, stem condition and harvest time
Existing assetCutting tools, shade, clean water and field handling practices
Stage 1 of 6: Harvest
Measurement plan
Gadkhali-to-buyer corridor measurement
01Gadkhali farmsHarvest02AggregationLoad formation03Treatment pointProportionate control04DispatchNamed buyer window05BuyerAcceptance and settlement
Repeated test design
Product and market mix
Two flower types across peak and lower-demand periods.
Load and movement states
Small, typical and peak loads through documented handoffs.
Current and treated movement
Ambient practice, handling-first control and active treatment.
Buyer closure
Acceptance, rejection, price and settlement records.
One joined datasetTime × condition × treatment × commercial result
01Starting load
Species, maturity, quantity, time and condition.
02Handling and treatment
Shade, hydration, grading, packing, duration and energy.
03Holding and movement
Dwell, environment, loading, journey time and exposure.
04Buyer and economics
Acceptance, rejection, price and cost per accepted stem.
Investment evidenceVerify before specification Hold until verified
Evidence required before investment
- Repeated corridor tests across flower types and demand periods
- Buyer response under current and treated movement
- Existing-asset audit and unit economics
- Major construction and equipment specification
- Permanent facility or multi-corridor expansion
- Scale claims without repeated commercial evidence
Evidence notes
Reported sector estimates: Recent reporting varies by year, geography and definition. FRiO therefore presents the cultivation and trade figures as contextual estimates, not an audited baseline.
Market timing: 2025 reporting describes growers arriving before dawn and wholesale trading concentrated in the early morning, with activity reported through around 9:00 am.
Existing assets: Government and sector records refer to a Godkhali Flower Market Centre Complex, collection infrastructure and cold-storage capacity. FRiO will verify whether each asset is available, functional, accessible and fit for the proposed movement pattern.
Technical precedent: A 2025 open-access BAU trial reported a two-ton hybrid horticultural cooler operating near 10.2°C and averaging about 6.79 kWh per day during the trial. It tested fruits and vegetables, required further financial analysis, and does not provide FRiO design assumptions.
Flower-chain science: Wageningen research supports temperature as a major quality variable while showing that species and handling change the effect.