The North Eastern Region (NER) produces a substantial quantity of fresh vegetables and horticultural crops. However, due to inadequate cold storage infrastructure, unreliable electricity supply, difficult terrain, and transportation delays, farmers often face heavy post-harvest losses. Most remote farming areas lack access to affordable small-scale cold storage facilities near production clusters and local markets. As a result, fresh vegetables deteriorate rapidly before reaching consumers, redu
This problem statement seeks the to build a Solar-Powered Smart Mini Cold Storage System for farmers and vegetable producers in the North Eastern Region (NER) to reduce postharvest losses of perishable vegetables.
However, due to inadequate cold storage infrastructure, unreliable electricity supply, difficult terrain, and transportation delays, farmers often face heavy post-harvest losses Most remote farming areas lack access to affordable small-scale cold storage facilities near production clusters and local markets As a result, fresh vegetables deteriorate rapidly before reaching consumers, redu
This problem statement seeks the to build a Solar-Powered Smart Mini Cold Storage System for farmers and vegetable producers in the North Eastern Region (NER) to reduce postharvest losses of perishable vegetables. Due to poor cold-chain infrastructure, difficult transportation routes, frequent power cuts, and long travel durations from remote villages to markets, fresh vegetables often spoil within a short time after harvest. Farmers are forced to sell produce at low prices or suffer financial losses due to lack of nearby storage facilities. The proposed system should function as a decentralized mini cold storage unit that can be installed at village-level collection centres, local markets, farmer cooperatives, and farm-gate aggregation points. The system should: a. Preserve fresh ve