Taro planting has a long history and a wide range in China,due to its own varieties characteristics,geographical environment and planting mode,the taro mechanized harvesting is still mainly manual and compact excavator at present,which seriously restricts the development of taro industry.This paper expounds the research status and progress of equipment and technology of taro mechanized harvesting in domestic and foreign.On this basis,it is pointed out that the mechanization of taro harvesting in China faces problems such as insufficient applicability of agricultural machinery and planting environment,insufficient integration of agricultural machinery and agronomy,poor product quality and reliability,less investment,lack of core technological innovation and combine harvesters or multi-purpose harvesters,and relevant suggestions of taro mechanized harvesting are put forward for the problems faced as follows:developing the mechanized harvesting according to local conditions,strengthen the deep integration of agricultural machinery and agronomy,learning from the advanced experience to improve product quality,strengthen the research of core components and technology,developing multi-functional and high-performance harvesting equipment.