Basic Knowledge in Agriculture #75

Greetings, greatest farmers and members of Steem Agro, it's another farming season and an opportunity to enlighten you on harvesting. Stay tuned as I talk on this topic. I am your farmer, @destinedhanik.

In the farming sector, there are processes in farming and it's from one princess or step to another. Starting from weeding or tilling the soul to making ridges, planting, etc. Harvesting is the last stage where whatever crops that were planted abd are matured are uprooted and processed for one's use. It is always better to harvest crops at the right time as early harvesting leads to losses of unripened crops while late harvesting leads to damaged crops or crops eaten by pests or losses in general.

There are various types of harvesting ranging from:

Manual Harvesting: In manual harvesting, the hand is used to harvest the crops by picking, uprooting or plucking by hand. It takes longer period of time and energy to harvest crops this way. It is mostly done in small-scale farms. Examples of crops that can be harvested this way is cassava, maize, pears, cocoyam, etc.

Harvesting with machinery: This has to do with harvesting of crops using machines like tractor and it is mostly done
When harvesting in large quantity. Machines like harvesters can be used to harvest large quantities of palm fruits, cassava, wheat, maize etc.

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Harvesting with hand tools: Here, some hand tools are used in harvesting. Like how, cutlass or matchet, spade, etc.

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These are activities carried out after harvesting your crops.
• Reaping

• Cleaning

• Packing

• Storing

• Delivering

• Harvesting on time prevents the crops from being spoiled or from being destroyed by pests.

• Harvesting leads to abundance of food in the economy. It doesn't allow for food shortage or scarcity of food.

• Harvesting on time makes it possible for there to be seeds to be planted in the next farming season.

• Harvesting makes the farmer get returns for his crops. It helps him financially as he doesn't run at a loss.

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