Masana fasahar Agri-tech da injuna a Grimme, Cibiyar Agri-EPI, Tsarin Ci gaban Hoto, Jami'ar Harper Adams da Cibiyar Vision Vision a Jami'ar Yammacin Ingila, Bristol sun haɗu tare da manyan masu noman latas na Burtaniya guda biyu, G's. Sabo da Samar da PDM, a cikin sabon aikin Innovate UK wanda ke tallafawa don haɓaka maganin mutum-mutumi don sarrafa girbin latas.
Dukan kai, ko ƙanƙara, latas shine amfanin gona mafi mahimmancin kayan lambu a Burtaniya. An girbe kusan tan 99,000 a Burtaniya a cikin 2019 tare da darajar kasuwa ta fam miliyan 178. Amma samun ingantaccen aiki na yanayi ya kasance babbar matsala, wanda Brexit da ƙuntatawa na Covid 19 suka tsananta. Alamun farko sun nuna cewa maganin mutum-mutumi na kasuwanci na iya rage buƙatun aikin girbin latas da kusan kashi 50%.
Thom Graham, kwararre kan kayan lambu a jagorar aikin Grimme ya ce: “Daya daga cikin manyan kalubalen da ke fuskantar bangaren noman noma shi ne samar da isassun ma’aikata na lokaci-lokaci don gudanar da ayyukan girbi a kan kari. Bugu da kari, hauhawar farashin aiki ba tare da karuwar farashin dillalai ya matsi tabo ba. Masu haɓaka suna duban hanyoyin da za su iya rage farashin shigar da aiki da kuma ci gaba da juriya a fannin kuma muna fatan ƙwarewarmu za ta iya taimakawa."
Dermot Tobin, Manajan Darakta na Noma a PDM ya ce: “Shekaru da yawa kasuwancinmu sun dogara ga aikin lokaci don girbi latas. Kusan duk letus ɗin da kuke gani akan manyan kantunan UK an yanke su da hannu. Aikin samar da kayan aiki yana samun ƙalubale da gaske kuma tare da hauhawar farashin albashi yana ƙaruwa da sauri fiye da komawar farashin masu noman ragi da gaske. Masana'antar mu na buƙatar rungumar fasaha ta mutum-mutumi don rage dogaro ga aiki don haka shigar da wannan aikin yana da matuƙar mahimmanci ga kasuwancinmu."
Richard Ellis, Manajan Ayyukan Innovation & Research na G's Reshen Salad Harvesting Services Ltd. ya ce: “Tsarin girbin latas ya ci gaba da samun bunkasuwa a cikin shekaru 30 da suka gabata, tare da girbi, tattara kaya, lambar kwanan wata, dambe da palletising duk an kammala su a filin. cikin mintuna da aka yanke amfanin gona. Tsarin yankan dutsen ƙanƙara shine mataki mafi rikitarwa na fasaha a cikin tsari don sarrafa kansa. An ƙarfafa mu da mu shiga tare da ganin sakamakon wannan aikin wanda ke ba da damar rage dogaro ga ayyukan lokaci. "
Aikin zai daidaita injinan girbi leek da ke akwai don ɗaga latas ɗin daga ƙasa da kama shi tsakanin bel ɗin tsutsa. Za a cire ganyayen waje na letus, ko 'nannade' da injina don fallasa tushe. Ganin na'ura zai gano ainihin wurin yanke kan tushe don raba kan latas daga kara.
Za a samar da samfurin girbi na mutum-mutumi don gwajin filin a Ingila zuwa ƙarshen kakar 2021 na Burtaniya, a kusan Satumba, sannan a G's Espana.
Latas kuma amfanin gona ne mai kima a Turai da Amurka. 123,000ha na letas da chicory an girma a cikin EU a cikin 2018[ii] tare da wurare masu kama a cikin Amurka. Waɗannan yankuna suna da batutuwa iri ɗaya na samun damar yin aiki na lokaci-lokaci, suna ba da babbar kasuwa mai yuwuwa ga mutummutumin latas.
Kalubalen inganci
- Masu girbi na farko suna aiki mafi kyau akan latas mai girma gabaɗayan kai wanda aka ƙaddara don shuke-shuken salatin da kayan salatin jaka. Suka datse latus din a kan wani gado mai fadin inci 80, sannan suka dauke letus din a kan wani dandali inda aka jera shi da hannu aka ajiye a cikin kwanonin da za a kai wurin sarrafa shi.
- Ma'aunin inganci na latas ɗin girma ba su da ƙarfi kamar na sabobin letas na kasuwa, kuma waɗannan injina suna aiki da kyau. Koyaya, farashi, saurin gudu, da ƙarfin injinan abubuwa ne masu mahimmanci don amfani da su. Hakanan, kodayake wannan mai girbi yana kawar da buƙatar mutane su yanke latas, har yanzu kuna buƙatar aiki don warwarewa da sarrafa shi.
- Ma'auni masu inganci don sabbin letas kasuwa sun fi buƙatu. Kuma masu girbi don irin wannan samfurin sun fi wahalar haɓakawa.