Tomato boxes case study

This case study explains how an NGO International Development Enterprises (IDE) goes about the task of technology development and promotion, and how it has built up and improved on this in two technological sectors. The focus of the case is IDE’s efforts to introduce a new type of packaging material fro tomatoes in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. IDE describes its core strengths and philosophy as “to improve the social, economic and environmental conditions of India’s small and marginal farm families by identifying, and developing and marketing affordable, appropriate and environmentally sustainable technologies that can be sold at a fair market price.” IDE fulfils its mandate by carrying out three broad functions.