Design and Development of Tea Leaf Harvesting Bag by Using Natural Fabric

A harvesting bag made from natural materials is designed to enhance sustainability, as well as comfort and efficiency in tea leaf collecting. This harvesting bag is developed with a basket weave method using organic cotton “Gada” fabric. The origins of the bag were based on the traditional baskets used by tea leaf pickers with. Cotton fabrics provide an ultra-light and breathable nature that mitigates worker fatigue with prolonged use. The bag has both a waist strap and shoulder strap for mobility and an ergonomic distribution of weight, and it even has a side pocket for easy access and storing hand tools or small items. The goal of this design is to provide comfort for the user, while also offering more environmentally sustainable harvesting methods by replacing the traditional rigid basketing with cotton fabric.