Efficient and labor saving!Olive harvest netting helps fruit farmers improve quality and increase income.

[News from this newspaper] With the rapid development of the olive planting industry, the problems of low efficiency and high cost of traditional manual picking methods have become increasingly prominent. Recently, a new type of olive harvest netting has been promoted and applied in major domestic production areas. It is welcomed by fruit farmers for its high efficiency and convenience, and provides a new solution for the olive harvest season.

The advantages of the harvesting net are significant, solving the problem of picking

The olive harvest netting is woven with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) material, which has the characteristics of lightness, durability, anti-aging, and corrosion resistance. Its unique design can achieve the following functions:

Efficient collection: After laying under the tree, the ripe fruit falls naturally or falls directly into the net after being shaken by slight vibration, eliminating the risk of high-altitude picking.

Reduce loss: The net surface is soft to avoid collision and damage of olives, ensure the integrity of the fruit, and increase the commodity rate.

Save labor: Compared with traditional tree climbing or ladder picking, it can reduce more than 60% of labor costs, which is particularly suitable for large-scale plantations.

Widely used, promoting industrial upgrading

At present, this technology has been widely used in major olive producing countries such as Greece, Spain, and Italy, and has been gradually introduced to emerging production areas such as Sichuan, Yunnan, and Gansu in China. The head of a large olive oil production company said: "After adopting the harvesting net, our picking efficiency has increased by 50%, while reducing labor costs and safety risks, which is also very helpful in ensuring the quality of olive oil."

Policy support to help rural revitalization

In order to promote the modernization of agriculture, agricultural and rural departments in many places have included intelligent harvesting equipment in the scope of agricultural machinery subsidies. Experts suggest that farmers can choose appropriate harvesting net specifications according to the scale of the orchard, and cooperate with moderate vibration machinery to achieve higher benefits.

In the future, with the continuous improvement of technology, the olive harvesting net is expected to be combined with drone inspections, automated sorting and other technologies to further promote the transformation of the olive industry to smart agriculture.