“داتری” in “sanskrit” or sickle in English is a general purpose harvesting hand tool.

Sickle, one of the most ancient of harvesting tools, consists of a metal blade, usually curved, attached to a short wooden handle.

The short handle forces the user to harvest in a stooped or squatting position.

Harvesting with a sickle is very slow, but because of its simplicity and low cost, it is still widely used over the world, especially to reap cereals such as wheat and rice and also as a gardening tool.

Manual harvesting is a traditional and common method to harvest fruits. Although it is labor intensive,  historically, manual harvesting has been the preferred method for achieving high-quality control and minimizing tree damage.

Also, manual harvesting is sometimes carried out as a clean-up operation either after the mechanical harvesting or at the end of the harvesting season to pick up the remnants/detritus.

The major cost concern for manual harvesting is associated with labor.

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