Overview of necessary mechanization in Mediterranean viticultural production systems

Mehanizacija danas ima široku primjenu u poljoprivredi. Ona olakšava provođenje pojedinih procesa poljoprivredne proizvodnje, povećava učinkovitost i posljedično dovodi do konkurentnosti poljoprivrednika. Njezina je široka primjena i u vinogradarstvu. To se posebno odnosi na intenzivno vinogradarstvo gdje su gotovo svi procesi mehanizirani. Razlog tome je činjenica da je ljudski rad bitno sporiji i skuplji od mehaniziranog što posljedično dovodi i do manjeg učinka i lošijeg položaja gospodarstva na tržištu. Cilj rada je prikazati primjenu mehanizacije u vinogradarstvu. Svrha rada je bila ukazati na prednosti mehanizacije u vinogradarstvu. Analizom stanja i primjene mehanizacije u vinogradarstvu utvrđene su razlike ovisno o načinu proizvodnje. U intenzivnom vinogradarstvu isplativa je primjene mehanizacije u svim proizvodnim procesima osim rezidbe. U ekstenzivnom vinogradarstvu zbog uzgojnih oblika i veličina parcela, kupnja skuplje mehanizacije nije isplativa jer se može samo djelomično koristiti.Mechanization today has wide application in agriculture. It facilitates the implementation of certain processes of agricultural production, increases efficiency and consequently leads to the competitiveness of farmers. Its wide application is also in viticulture. This is especially true of intensive viticulture where almost all processes are mechanized. The reason for this is the fact that human labour is significantly slower and more expensive than mechanized labour, which consequently leads to less performance and a worse position in the market. The aim of this paper was to present the application of mechanization in viticulture. The purpose of this paper was to point out the advantages of mechanization in viticulture. The analysis of mechanization in viticulture showed that the mechanization of almost all processes (except pruning) is costeffective in intensive viticulture, while in extensive viticulture only partial mechanization is recommended due to the method of planting vines