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Euchema harvesting

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Maxwell Azali
Maxwell Azali

Farmers harvest Eucheuma seaweed by pruning mature plants with knives while leaving younger plants to regenerate. They use nets to collect the harvested seaweed in boats and transport it to drying areas above ground for air circulation. Proper drying procedures include spreading the seaweed thinly and turning it regularly until it is crispy and reaches 35% moisture content before packaging and recording weights for storage and sale.

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EUCHEUMA SPP
Prepare all the necessary harvesting materials such as baskets, sacks, knife and goggles. Prepare the drying area.
harvestable when they reach the weight between 750 850 g After 6-8 weeks or 40-50 days Buyers encourage harvesting predominantly older plants in order to obtain higher gel strength/ viscosity bigger propagules = higher yield Variation among farm areas with respect to propagule size at planting and harvesting part of the maintenance procedure by pruning the harvestable plants and allowing them to regenerate. may cause quality problems related to an unfavorable mix of young and old tissue in the crop Stripping plants from lines
HARVESTING PROCEDURES Go row by row through the farm, harvest each plant by pruning. Remove branches from each plant using a sharp stainless knife. Leave about 200 g on each plant for regeneration. In total harvesting, just cut the allowance portion of the tie in-between the plant and the nylon line. Using scoop nets, scoop harvested plants. Collect all harvested plants in the banca Paddle the banca to the drying area when it is already full Unload, weigh and keep a record of all the harvests before spreading them to dry.
Near farm to avoid breakage Above ground for air circulation rotting Dry to atleast 35% moisture
DRYING Contd Spread the harvested seaweed thinly on drying platform Use coconut palm as flooring when drying in land Never dry the seaweed directly on soil- contamination. Turn the seaweeds at regular intervals cover the harvest to protect from the rain crispy and have a rubbery touch.(well dried) Remove non-Eucheuma Package in sacks/lace up Record weight, store(clean, dry, well ventilated), sell NB: Storage time should be minimum

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Euchema harvesting

  • 2. Prepare all the necessary harvesting materials such as baskets, sacks, knife and goggles. Prepare the drying area.
  • 3. harvestable when they reach the weight between 750 850 g After 6-8 weeks or 40-50 days Buyers encourage harvesting predominantly older plants in order to obtain higher gel strength/ viscosity bigger propagules = higher yield Variation among farm areas with respect to propagule size at planting and harvesting part of the maintenance procedure by pruning the harvestable plants and allowing them to regenerate. may cause quality problems related to an unfavorable mix of young and old tissue in the crop Stripping plants from lines
  • 4. HARVESTING PROCEDURES Go row by row through the farm, harvest each plant by pruning. Remove branches from each plant using a sharp stainless knife. Leave about 200 g on each plant for regeneration. In total harvesting, just cut the allowance portion of the tie in-between the plant and the nylon line. Using scoop nets, scoop harvested plants. Collect all harvested plants in the banca Paddle the banca to the drying area when it is already full Unload, weigh and keep a record of all the harvests before spreading them to dry.
  • 5. Near farm to avoid breakage Above ground for air circulation rotting Dry to atleast 35% moisture
  • 6. DRYING Contd Spread the harvested seaweed thinly on drying platform Use coconut palm as flooring when drying in land Never dry the seaweed directly on soil- contamination. Turn the seaweeds at regular intervals cover the harvest to protect from the rain crispy and have a rubbery touch.(well dried) Remove non-Eucheuma Package in sacks/lace up Record weight, store(clean, dry, well ventilated), sell NB: Storage time should be minimum