
Manual cutting Manual system is the most common means of rice harvesting. The rice crop is cut by using simple hand tools like sickle (best for cutting 15−25 cm above ground level), and simple hand-held knives (best for cutting just below the panicle, e.g. ani ani in Indonesia). When cutting crop with a sickle, always hold the stems with thumb pointing upwards, away from the blade. Advantages: Very effective in lodged crop conditions Disadvantages: Labor-intensive; Manual harvesting requires 5−10 person days per hectare. It will take additional labor to manually collect and haul the harvested crop. Did this page help you?

Manual cutting

Manual system is the most common means of rice harvesting. The rice crop is cut by using simple hand tools like sickle (best for cutting 15−25 cm above ground level), and simple hand-held knives (best for cutting just below the panicle, e.g. ani ani in Indonesia).

When cutting crop with a sickle, always hold the stems with thumb pointing upwards, away from the blade.

Advantages: Very effective in lodged crop conditions
Disadvantages: Labor-intensive; Manual harvesting requires 5−10 person days per hectare. It will take additional labor to manually collect and haul the harvested crop.

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