Mechanical Harvesting of Fruit
Mechanical Harvesting of Fruit Mechanical Harvesting of Fruit
The conclusions: � Farmers in developed countries can’t ignore any more technological improvements and the need for investments. � Competing on low labor costs is infeasible � To stay in business means reducing costs – the only viable way to do that is through mechanization 12
While mechanization is recognized as the major vehicle for reducing the cost and the only mean to stay competitive, it is important to note that in addition: � Mechanization reduces the farmer’s drudgery and improves his ability to perform operations in a timely matter � Reduces the risks associated with need for large amounts of seasonal labor for short periods of time � Lessens the social problems which accompany excessive influx of low-wage workers � Has the ability to potentially reduce human contact with food (food safety) 13
- Page 1 and 2: Mechanized Fruit Harvesting Past ac
- Page 3 and 4: Objectives � To briefly describe
- Page 5 and 6: Statement of the problem 5
- Page 7 and 8: Back in the 70`s there was a commer
- Page 9 and 10: The reason is simple: Rather than m
- Page 11: Ironic, but sad: The cheap, mainly
- Page 15 and 16: Past Achievements 15
- Page 17 and 18: Unfortunately, after 60 years of R&
- Page 19 and 20: Admittedly, not all harvesting situ
- Page 21 and 22: Ever since Eve has reached out to p
- Page 23 and 24: Labor-Aids Labor-aids are aimed at
- Page 25 and 26: A 4 workers articulated picking- ai
- Page 27 and 28: Disadvantages: �None of the picki
- Page 29 and 30: Mass-harvesting of grapefruit (Isra
- Page 31 and 32: An experimental harvester for jojob
- Page 33 and 34: Mechanical harvester for wine-grape
- Page 35 and 36: Major advantages: � This class of
- Page 37 and 38: Robotic Fruit Harvesting 37
- Page 39 and 40: Robotic harvesting Examples of Engi
- Page 41 and 42: The current status of harvest mecha
- Page 43 and 44: Labor-saving machines � Are curre
- Page 45 and 46: In spite of the tremendous R&D work
- Page 47 and 48: What direction should the industry
- Page 49 and 50: A few examples to illustrate the co
- Page 53 and 54: A continuous moving picking-aid 53
- Page 55 and 56: Mechanical harvesting of olives for
- Page 57 and 58: Harvesting dates (in Israel) 57
- Page 59 and 60: In addition we propose: � Changin
While mechanization is recognized as<br />
the major vehicle for reducing the cost<br />
and the only mean to stay competitive,<br />
it is important to note that in addition:<br />
� Mechanization reduces the farmer’s drudgery and<br />
improves his ability to perform operations in a<br />
timely matter<br />
� Reduces the risks associated with need for large<br />
amounts <strong>of</strong> seasonal labor for short periods <strong>of</strong> time<br />
� Lessens the social problems which accompany<br />
excessive influx <strong>of</strong> low-wage workers<br />
� Has the ability to potentially reduce human contact<br />
with food (food safety)<br />
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