In recent decades, Kangra Valley tea production has declined by 50% predominately among farms less than a hectare. Our goal was to investigate small-scale tea production and develop suggestions and innovations beneficial to small estates. Tea growers were interviewed and surveyed to identify the vulnerabilities in the region. We designed a mechanical harvester to improve efficiency and reduce the need for labor, and produced recommendations to revitalize the Kangra tea market and modify government policies.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Garcia, Matthew Luke
• Konert, Emilia Monika
• Robinson, Hannah Elizabeth

Subject

• Security
• Community
• Industry
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050215-134145

Keyword

• Farm management
• Community development
• Agriculture

Advisor

• Shockey, Ingrid K.
• Higgins, Lorraine D.

Year

• 2015

Center

• Mandi, India Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• IIT - Mandi

Date created

• 2015-05-02

Location

• Mandi

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright