Technologies
Title: | Machinery for harvesting fruits |
Area: | Agricultural Sciences |
Sub Area: | Machinery |
Focus Area: | Agriculture |
Developing Agency: | Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru |
Technology Readiness Index: | Technology developed |
Email: | director.iihr@icar.gov.in |
| Website Link : | https://iihr.res.in/machinery-harvesting-fruits |
Brief Description
Description : | The harvesting of fruits is done manually and is very labor intensive. The manual harvesting is time consuming and tedious, the harvesters will increase the efficiency of the labor and reduce the harvesting time. About 23 lakh hectare of land is under cultivation of mango. The tractor operated hydraulic platform is having a variable height of up to 6 m. The fruits can be easily harvested from a height of 9-10 m. The platform can also be used for pruning and spraying of the orchards. |