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| Title of Article |
Current pattern of sugarcane harvesting in Thailand
and its implication on the utilization of combine harvester
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| Date of Acceptance |
19 June 2017 |
| Journal |
| Title of Journal |
Khon Kaen Agriculture Journal |
| Standard |
TCI |
| Institute of Journal |
Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University |
| ISBN/ISSN |
0125-0485 |
| Volume |
45 |
| Issue |
3 |
| Month |
June |
| Year of Publication |
2017 |
| Page |
543-552 |
| Abstract |
The change from manual to combine harvesting of sugarcane will demand great changes in the
harvesting pattern. An understanding of the current practices and lesson learned from an area where combine
harvesters have long been used would be valuable for the planning of these changes. This research investigated
the current sequential pattern of sugarcane harvesting in a selected village in Northeast Thailand and examined the
implementation of combine harvesting in Palm Beach County in Florida. For the site in Thailand, a total survey with
questionnaires was used to collect data on sequential harvesting for the individual fields in the 2012/2013 milling
season. For the US site, data were obtained for the 2015/2016 milling season by interviewing a key informant coupled
with field observations. The results showed that, in Thailand, the fields harvested in each of the sequential harvesting
periods were scattered all over the village, so were the fields in each of the consecutive crop starting periods. No
relationship was observed between crop starting dates and harvesting dates, resulting in great variations in crop age at
harvest. Combine harvesting of sugarcane in Florida involved uniform planting in each field, estimating yields for the
individual fields based on monthly data, allocating quota to individual farmers, making harvesting plan and discussing
the harvesting schedule with farmers. Harvesting was done by caravans of harvesters, tractor wagons and trailers,
which were controlled by the mill. Clearly, the current planting and harvesting practices for sugarcane in Thailand
do not fit with machine harvesting and drastic changes are needed throughout the supply chain system. Framework,
optimization models and supporting tools are available for designing plans for the supply chain components. However,
close and continuous communication and participation among the parties involved are essential to building up trust
and commitment in implementing the plans. |
| Keyword |
sugarcane production, sugarcane harvesting, mechanized harvesting, sugarcane supply chain, supply chain management |
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| Reviewing Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
| Status |
ตีพิมพ์แล้ว |
| Level of Publication |
ชาติ |
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false |
| Part of thesis |
true |
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