A feasibility study of mechanized hazelnut harvesting in the UK

英国机械化榛子收获的可行性研究

• 批准号: 10079843
• 金额: $ 4.83万
• 依托单位: ANDREW KENT
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Grant for R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10079843
• 关键词: feasibility; study; mechanized; hazelnut; harvesting

This project will gather all the necessary information to assess the feasibility of mechanical harvesting of hazelnuts in the UK. The primary objective being to enable harvesting in a more climatically resilient ecosystem, such as harvesting with significant grass or stubble cover. This would permit hazelnuts to be produced in a commercially viable agroforestry system alongside other productive crops. Giving farmers a more diversified income stream without requiring excessive chemical inputs.By visiting European leaders in hazelnut production we aim to capture detailed information on current commercial nut farm practice, how existing machinery performs and how wholesalers are supplying current demand.With this knowledge gathered several tests will be completed in the UK creating a wide range of representative conditions for a proof of concept machine to be assessed.

该项目将收集所有必要的信息，以评估在英国机械收获榛子的可行性。主要目标是在气候适应性更强的生态系统中进行收获，例如在有大量草或残茬覆盖的情况下进行收获。这将允许榛子在商业上可行的农林业系统中与其他生产性作物一起生产。在不需要过多化学品投入的情况下，为农民提供更多样化的收入来源。通过访问欧洲榛子生产的领导者，我们的目标是获取有关当前商业坚果农场实践的详细信息，现有机械的性能以及批发商如何满足当前需求。有了这些知识，将在英国完成几项测试，为要评估的概念验证机器创造广泛的代表性条件。