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This paper contains an account of the development of corrugated fiber board (CFB) cartons for the transport of tomatoes for the growers of Gujarat, India and Himachal, India. Steps involved included (a) interaction with the growers in order to understand the problem associated with existing packaging (peti, a box made of strips of wood and the need for a substitute), (b) tests on peti under compression - drop and vibration testing to determine its strength and weakness for long truck journeys, (c) design of a new substitute, (boxes made of CFB) and testing of the prototypes in the laboratory and on actual road journeys, and (d) launch of the boxes in the market. The authors carried out the design, lab testing and field trials of the cartons in Gujarat and the launch of the cartons in the season of 2000. The developed cartons were implemented in Himachal with the launch taking place in the summer of 2001. Some undergraduate students of agricultural engineering were involved in the project as summer interns. Although technical papers based on this development were published elsewhere earlier, a comprehensive narrative detailing the context, the reasons for carrying out the work, and the steps involved was considered useful as it highlights the fact that some times important problems remain unsolved not because the engineering is difficult, but because the environment is such that the initiatives are lacking.

Development of Corrugated Fiber Board Cartons for Long Distance Transport of Tomatoes in India