This project attempted to understand problems affecting fruit and vegetable farmers in Himachal Pradesh, India, and identify ways to alleviate them. To this end, we interviewed farmers, storage facilities, and a local farmers’ association, and conducted research into modern preservation practices. Our work indicated that cold storage in the region could be incredibly useful to apple farmers, but awareness and coordination are lacking. To help remedy this, we developed a mobile application and pamphlet helping connect farmers with cold storage.

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Creator

• Muller, James J
• Melendez, Peter L
• Shah, Kunal K
• Massa, Virginia E

Subject

• Sustainability
• Food
• Learning
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050217-070024

Keyword

• Entrepreneurship
• Mobile apps
• Farm management

Advisor

• Nikitina, Svetlana
• Carrera, Fabio

Year

• 2017

Center

• Mandi, India Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• IIT-Mandi

Date created

• 2017-05-02

Location

• Shimla

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright