Majority of fruits and vegetables are harvested by hands using scateurs, clippers or diggers (Figure 3). Mechanical harvest in currently used for fresh market crops that are roots, tubers, rhizomes and nut crops. A number of commodities destined for processing such as wine grapes, prunes, peaches etc. are harvested with machines because harvest damage does not significantly affect the quality of processed product as the commodities are processed quickly. Harvesting practices should cause as little mechanical damage to produce as possible. The following points should be kept in mind while harvesting the crop.