Present status of research and manufacture of tea farm management machinery and its development countermeasures in tea-producing areas in Fujian

Tea tillage machine and plucking machine are two types of machines mainly and widely used in tea farm management.This paper summarized research-development and application status of these two management machines in home and abroad.Based on terrain,management model and varieties of tea farm in Fujian Province,we discussed the applicability of home-made advanced tillage machine and plucking machine which developed in last few years in the tea farms of Fujian Province and proposed some countermeasures and suggestions to further research and apply these two machines.