Harvest labor quality and productivity: Case study of cherry growing in Chile

Adasme-Berríos, Cristian; Jara-Rojas, Roberto; Guerra, Antonio; Engler, Alejandra; Valdés, Rodrigo

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dc.contributor.author	Adasme-Berríos, Cristian
dc.contributor.author	Jara-Rojas, Roberto
dc.contributor.author	Guerra, Antonio
dc.contributor.author	Engler, Alejandra
dc.contributor.author	Valdés, Rodrigo
dc.date.accessioned	2017-10-31T12:51:23Z
dc.date.available	2017-10-31T12:51:23Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.uri	http://repositorio.ucm.cl/handle/ucm/1002
dc.description.abstract	In Chile, the cherry tree has been one of the fastest growing and most profitable crops in the last ten years. However, increasing production costs, the scarcity of hired labor, and unfavorable exchange rates have reduced the productivity and competitiveness of the Chilean fruit sector. The aim of this article is to evaluate the harvest labor quality in cherry growing in Chile through the use of productivity indicators. A harvest labor evaluation system (HLES) was designed and four indicators were measured: Average Weight of Harvested Box, Average Daily Production per Worker, Percent of Export Fruit, and Percent of Fruit Discarded. Significant differences were found between the 2010/11 season (with the HLES implementation) and the previous seasons without HLES. The average worker yield, average weight of a filled box, and fruit quality improved, while the amount of discarded fruit decreased. Hired labor management in agriculture is crucial for improving the productivity of the fresh fruit export producers. The use of HLES and the adoption of new technologies could help to solve the competitiveness problem in the Chilean fruit sector.	es_CL
dc.language.iso	en	es_CL
dc.rights	Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Chile	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/	*
dc.source	Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 37(2), 423-431	es_CL
dc.subject	Human resource productivity	es_CL
dc.subject	Performance indicators	es_CL
dc.subject	Assessment	es_CL
dc.subject	Agriculture	es_CL
dc.title	Harvest labor quality and productivity: Case study of cherry growing in Chile	es_CL
dc.title.alternative	Qualidade e productividades do trabalho na colheita: estudo de caso de cerejeiras que crescem no Chile	es_CL
dc.type	Article	es_CL
dc.ucm.facultad	Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Económicas	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Scopus	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Isi	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Scielo	es_CL
dc.ucm.doi	dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-2945-070/14	es_CL