| Vegetable production in Bangladesh has increased substantially (3 million tons) and ranked third position in the world. Root vegetable need to be cleaned before transporting from field to market. A base line survey was conducted on vegetables production, sorting, washing, and packaging in four vegetable growing districts such as Narsingdi, Bogura, Jashore, and Pabna district to generate baseline indicators which helped in developing a mechanical device for carrot washing. In all locations, root crops (carrot and radish) were washed manually by farmers to get better price. Manual method is drudgery, time consuming and unhygienic. A batch type carrot washing machine with holding capacity of 120 kg was designed and fabricated with locally available materials... |
