Conilon coffee mechanical harvesting.

The cost and shortage of workforce are currently two important bottlenecks in the conilon coffee production areas in Brazil.This is due to many rural families migration to urban centers looking for income increase and f?inancial stability, as well as better access to health and quality education. The low workforce offer in the f?ield has cost and limited the culture exploitation in periods of great demand, especially at harvesting time. The harvesting, which occurs from April to August in conilon coffee case, can last up to f?ive months, depending on the interaction between the genetic characteristics of the plants in the crop (early, middle or late maturation) and the climate conditions, mainly outlined by temperature and rain (quantity and distribution of rainfall). However, most coffee growers do this activity in a period of less than 90 days and manually...

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	SOUZA, G. S. de., LANI, J. A., INFANTINI, M. B., SILVA, F. M. da, ALVES, E. A., BUENO, R. de L.
Other Authors:	Gustavo Soares de Souza, IFES; José Antônio Lani, Incaper; Mauricio Blanco Infantini, FIAT; Fabio Moreira da Silva, UFLA; Enrique Anastacio Alves, EMBRAPA; Rafael de Lima Bueno, SENAR/MG.
Format:	Parte de livro (trabalhos apresentados em eventos ou em coletâneas, inclusive resumos) biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	In: FERRÃO, R. G.; FONSECA, A. F. A. da.; FERRÃO, M. A. G.; DE MUNER, L. H. (Ed.). Conilon Coffee. 3 edition updated and expanded Vitória, ES : Incaper, 2019. Cap. 21, p. 629-657. Translated from: Café Conilon, 2017 - Incaper. English translation: Marcele Gualda Pasolini. 2019
Subjects:	Conilon coffee, Coffea canephora, Mechanical harvesting,
Online Access:	http://biblioteca.incaper.es.gov.br/digital/handle/123456789/3526
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