Project Overview

Merqato is an AI-powered analytics platform built specifically for the fresh produce industry. The company helps wholesalers, distributors, growers, and buyers make more informed decisions by transforming fragmented operational, market, and environmental data into accurate forecasting and business intelligence insights. By combining machine learning, cloud infrastructure, and advanced data integration capabilities, Merqato enables organizations to improve forecast accuracy, reduce waste, optimize inventory planning, and increase profitability across the fresh produce supply chain.

Qaltivate partnered with Merqato to support the development and evolution of its cloud-based analytics platform. Our team provided front-end development, ongoing support and maintenance to help scale the platform’s capabilities and strengthen its data-driven forecasting engine.

The platform integrates data from ERP systems, supplier networks, historical sales records, market intelligence feeds, and environmental data sources. Through advanced machine learning models and predictive analytics, Merqato delivers demand forecasting, supply forecasting, market insights, and intelligent decision-support tools for fresh produce businesses.

Challenge

Fresh produce businesses operate in a highly dynamic environment where supply, demand, pricing, weather conditions, and market trends can change rapidly. As Merqato continued to evolve its AI-powered analytics platform for the fresh produce industry, the company sought to accelerate product development while ensuring the platform reflected the operational realities of wholesalers, distributors, and other fresh produce businesses.

To support these goals, Merqato partnered with Qaltivate to bring additional AgTech software development expertise to the project. The partnership focused on fast-tracking platform development, strengthening front-end engineering capabilities, and ensuring the solution followed modern software architecture and development best practices.

Qaltivate provided dedicated team augmentation services and assigned a senior engineering specialist to lead front-end development efforts. Working closely with the Merqato team, Qaltivate helped accelerate feature delivery, maintain high development standards, and support the continued growth of the cloud-based analytics platform. The collaboration ensured that the platform remained scalable, user-friendly, and aligned with the evolving needs of fresh produce companies leveraging predictive analytics and data-driven decision-making.

Solutions

Qaltivate partnered with Merqato to help accelerate the development of its AI-driven forecast and intelligence platform for the fresh produce industry. Acting as an extension of the Merqato team, our engineers worked closely with product stakeholders to deliver new functionality, improve the user experience, and support the platform’s long-term growth.

One of the key features was redesigning the forecasting experience. We introduced a new grid system and updated the forecasting page to make data easier to navigate and analyze. The improved interface helped users work more efficiently with forecasts an

d business insights.

As the platform continued to grow, Qaltivate supported the implementation of a multi-tenant architecture, making it easier to manage multiple organizations while keeping customer data isolated and secure.

Beyond feature development, we focused on software quality and platform stability. Automated code validation, testing, and AI-assisted code reviews helped maintain development speed without compromising quality. We also performed proactive upgrades and security maintenance, resolving more than 20 known vulnerabilities and keeping the platform aligned with modern development standards.

Through this partnership, Merqato continued to evolve its cloud-based analytics platform while accelerating feature delivery and maintaining a strong technical foundation for future innovation.

Results

Through the partnership, Merqato continued to expand its AI-driven forecast and intelligence platform while maintaining a stable and reliable user experience. The collaboration focused on front-end development, as well as ongoing support and maintenance, ensuring the platform remained reliable, scalable, and ready to support the evolving needs of fresh produce companies.

At the same time, ongoing modernization, security updates, and quality-focused development practices ensured that the web platform remained available, secure, and aligned with modern industry standards.

Technologies: React, Node.js, Next, TypeScript, Postgres, Azure
Team composition: Senior Front-End Developer, Maintenance Engineer
Services Provided: Software Development, Team augmentation