Development Status of Mechanization of Production of Major Tropical Crops in China

Tropical crops are widely cultivated in southern China. It provides sugar, rubber,cassava starch,sisal fiber, coffee, pepper, herbs,nuts and tropical fruits,etc.At present,China,s tropical crop production is facing problems such as high labor costs, sluggish development,and industrial shrinkage,and the main reason is insufficient mechanization development.Therefore, accelerating the mechanization of the production process is of great significance to the revitalization of the tropical crop industry and technological transformation.This paper briefly describes the mechanization development of major tropical crops in China over the past 60 years, such as rubber, sugarcane, cassava and pineapple, points out the adverse effects of the current arable land, agronomy,mode of production, scientific and technological input on the promotion of mechanization of tropical crop production in China, and puts forward work suggestions.