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Table 1
Characteristics of interest of the plantations studied.
| Harvest system | Harvest A | Harvest B | Harvest C |
| Municipality (Meta Department) | Cumaral | Barranca de Upía | Cabuyaro |
| Study area (ha) | 1324 | 224 | 402 |
| Annual crop yield (t · FFB/ha) | 27 | 26 | 28 |
| Average bunch weight (kg) | 19 | 27.5 | 24.8 |
| FFB cutting | Manual labor using a Malay knife | ||
| FFB collection | Manual labor using meshes in carts pulled by buffalos | Manual labor using a side-turning container pulled by a tractor | Mechanized (a grabber) using a side-turning container pulled by a tractor |
| FFB raising* | Hydraulic arm that loads the mesh | Side-turning container | Side-turning container |
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