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The main problem of harvesting green asparagus is the great need of seasonal workers. Usually between 1.5 and 2.5 workers are needed per ha. The high labour costs and unsatisfying working conditions have created over the last four decades the demand for a partial mechanization of the harvesting process. The increasing labour costs and the lack of in time labour supply have forced the asparagus far ...

There is considerable demand from industry – both from the asparagus industry and the food retail trade – for the development of new and innovative solutions allowing a gentle, automatic harvesting of asparagus. To meet the requirements, the aim of AutoSpar is the development of a continuous, fully automatic harvesting system for white and violet asparagus. This requires three major new innovative ...