Processing

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Sterilised bunches move on to thresher drums, where individual fruitlets are separated from the fibrous bunch base. Empty bunches are transferred by conveyor to a separate storage area (see photograph) from where they are recycled back to the plantation to provide a mulch containing valuable nutrients.