Historical Perspective of the Florida Citrus Industry and the Impact of Mechanical Harvesting on the Demand for Labor.

Autor/in	Dow, J. Kamal
Institution	Florida Univ., Gainesville. Dept. of Agricultural Economics.
Titel	Historical Perspective of the Florida Citrus Industry and the Impact of Mechanical Harvesting on the Demand for Labor.
Quelle	(1970), (119 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Agricultural Laborers; Agricultural Production; Automation; Employment Opportunities; Employment Patterns; Employment Projections; Harvesting; Labor Needs; Mathematical Models; Migrant Workers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agricultural labourers; Landarbeiter; Agriculture; Production; Landwirtschaft; Produktion; Agrarproduktion; Landwirtschaftliche Produktion; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Beschäftigungsentwicklung; Labour needs; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Mathematical model; Mathematisches Modell; Wanderarbeiter
Abstract	The Florida Citrus Crop is expected to increase 50 percent by 1980, resulting in labor shortages unless mechanical harvesting is used. This report uses a mathematical model of costs and revenues to compare the profitability of different mechanical systems with that of the manual system. The analysis shows that if present trends continue, mechanization will be economically desirable by 1975. However, resistance to change will probably slow mechanization to the extent that only 10 percent of the industry will be mechanized by that time. By 1980, however, the report predicts that mechanization will reach 60 percent for certain citrus crops. The study concludes that despite rapidly expanding production, manpower required for harvesting will peak in 1975 and then decline through 1980. The greatest impact will be felt by workers with low occupational mobility, due to age, race, or lack of education and experience. (BH)
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Update	2004/1/01