The team’s design problem is part of Feed the Future’s Cereal Systems Initiative in South Asia – Mechanization Extension Activity (CSISA-MEA), a humanitarian mission led by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This mission’s goal is to modernize Bangladesh’s agricultural infrastructure through mechanization. As such, the scope of the team’s design problem is to design, manufacture, and test a mechanized garlic bulb planter for use in Bangladesh’s agricultural industry. ​