Ochwepheshe be-Agri-tech kanye nemishini e-Grimme, Agri-EPI Centre, Image Development Systems, Harper Adams University kanye neThe Centre for Machine Vision eNyuvesi yaseNtshonalanga yeNgilandi, eBristol bahlanganyele abalimi ababili abakhulu base-UK be-lettuce, i-G's. I-Fresh kanye ne-PDM Produce, kuphrojekthi entsha ye-Innovate UK exhaswe ngezimali ukuze kuthuthukiswe isisombululo serobhothi sokuzenzakalela ukuvunwa kukalethisi.
Ikhanda lonke, noma i-iceberg, ulethisi yisitshalo semifino yasensimini ebaluleke kakhulu e-UK. Cishe amathani angama-99,000 avunwa e-UK ngo-2019 ngenani lemakethe lama- $ 178 wezigidi. Kepha ukufinyelela emisebenzini ethembekile yesizini kube yinkinga eyandayo, ebhebhethekiswa yimikhawulo yeBrexit neCovid 19. Izinkomba zakuqala zithi isixazululo serobhothi singanciphisa izidingo zomsebenzi wokuvuna ulethisi cishe ngo-50%.
UThom Graham, uchwepheshe weVegetable uzakwethu wephrojekthi uGrimme uthe: “Enye yezinselelo ezinkulu ezibhekene nomkhakha wezokulima ukuthola abasebenzi abanele bezinkathi ezithile zonyaka ukuze bafeze izibopho zabo zokuvuna ngesikhathi. Ukwengeza, ukukhuphuka kwezindleko zabasebenzi ngaphandle kokukhuphuka kwentengo yokudayisa kuye kwacindezela ama-margins. Abalimi babheka izixazululo ezinganciphisa izindleko zokufakwa kwabasebenzi futhi balondoloze ukuqina kwabo emkhakheni futhi sithemba ukuthi ubuchwepheshe bethu bungasiza. "
UDermot Tobin, uMqondisi Ophethe Wezokulima e-PDM uthe: “Emashumini amaningi eminyaka ibhizinisi lethu belithembele emsebenzini wonyaka wokuvuna ulethisi. Cishe wonke ulethisi owubona emashalofini esitolo esikhulu sase-UK usikwa ngesandla. Izisebenzi zokuthola usizo ziba yinselele ngempela futhi nokwehla kwamandla emali kwamaholo akhuphuka ngokushesha kakhulu kunokubuyela emananini abalimi amajikijolo aqinile. Imboni yethu idinga ukwamukela ubuchwepheshe be-robotic ukuze sinciphise ukuthembela kwethu emsebenzini ngakho ukuzibandakanya kulo msebenzi kubaluleke kakhulu ebhizinisini lethu. "
URichard Ellis, oyiMenenja yeProjekthi ye-Innovation & Research yenkampani engaphansi kwe-G ye-Salad Harvesting Services Ltd. uthe: “Inqubo yokuvuna ulethisi ilokhu yashintsha eminyakeni engu-30 edlule, ngokuvuna, ukupakisha, ukubhala amakhodi amadethi, isibhakela kanye ne-palletising konke kuqediwe ensimini, emizuzwini embalwa ngemva kokusikwa kwesivuno. Inqubo yokusika ye-iceberg yisinyathelo esiyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu enqubweni yokuzenzakalela. Siyakhuthazwa ukuthi sibambe iqhaza futhi sibone imiphumela yale phrojekthi enikeza amandla okunciphisa ukuthembela ekusebenzeni kwezinkathi ezithile zonyaka.”
Le phrojekthi izovumelanisa imishini yokuvuna i-leek ukuze isuse ulethisi phansi futhi iwubambe phakathi kwamabhande amancane. Amaqabunga e-lettuce angaphandle, noma 'i-wrapper', azosuswa ngomshini ukuze aveze isiqu. Ukubona komshini kuzobe sekukhomba indawo eqondile yokusikwa esiqwini ukuze kuhlukaniswe ikhanda likalethisi nesiqu.
Isivuni se-robotic esiyisibonelo sizothuthukiswa esivivinyweni sase-England ngasekupheleni kwesizini ka-2021 UK, cishe ngoSepthemba, bese kuba se-G's Espana.
Ulethisi uyisilimo esibalulekile eYurophu nase-US. I-123,000ha ye-ulethisi ne-chicory yatshalwa e-EU ngo-2018.[Ii] ngezindawo ezifanayo e-US. Lezi zindawo zinezinkinga ezifanayo zokufinyelela emisebenzini yesizini, enikeza imakethe enkulu engaba khona yerobhothi likalethisi.
Inselele Yekhwalithi
- Abavuni bakuqala basebenza kahle kakhulu kuulethisi wenqwaba yekhanda eliphelele elenzelwe izitshalo zamasaladi kanye nemikhiqizo yesaladi efakwe izikhwama. Basika wonke ulethisi embhedeni onobubanzi obungamasentimitha angu-80, baphakamisele ulethisi endaweni yesikhulumi lapho ihlungwa khona ngesandla bese ifakwa emigqonyeni ukuze ihanjiswe endaweni yokucubungula.
- Izindinganiso zekhwalithi ze-lettuce ngobuningi aziqinile njengolethisi wemakethe omusha, futhi le mishini isebenza kahle. Nokho, izindleko, isivinini, namandla emishini kuwukucatshangelwa okubalulekile ekusebenziseni kwayo. Futhi, nakuba lesi sivuni siqeda isidingo sokuthi abantu bagawule ulethisi, usadinga umsebenzi wokuwuhlunga nokuwusika.
- Izindinganiso zekhwalithi zolethisi omusha wemakethe zidingeka kakhulu. Futhi izivuni zalolu hlobo lomkhiqizo kulukhuni ukuthuthuka.