Identification of oil palms with ripe bunches before the harvest : the case of oil palm in early stages of development
This paper presents the results of a study carried out in an oil palm plantation in the municipality of Barrancabermeja (Colombia). The main objective of this study was to compare through a time and motion study, the feasibility of implementing a modification to the harvest process for oil palm in early stages of development (ages between three and four years). The modification consisted in identifying oil palms with ripe bunches before the harvest, in order to diminish the time spent by the harvester on searching for ripe bunches in the field. The goal was to improve the number of bunches harvested per worker. The results obtained show that it is possible to increase in 71% the number of harvested bunches, but that it is not profitable if the payment for cutting bunches is not adjusted accordingly to the raise in efficiency.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | spa |
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Fedepalma
2008
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| Online Access: | https://publicaciones.fedepalma.org/index.php/palmas/article/view/1331 |
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