Rfid system and method for monitoring the degree of ripeness of a plurality of fruits

A system for monitoring the degree of ripeness of a plurality of fruits, in particular tropical fruits, comprising

• a support comprising:
• a plurality of cavities for containing respective fruits, one cavity per each fruit,
• a plurality of RFID tags associated to each cavity for containing a fruit and arranged, in use, in contact with or close to said fruit,
• and a housing seat containing a respective interrogation antenna, each interrogation antenna being, in use, operatively associated to said plurality of RFID tags,
• wherein the RFID tags associated to each cavity for containing a fruit operate in the UHF band,
• the system further comprising:
• an interrogation device for interrogating said plurality of RFID tags, comprising a reader, which is in electrical communication with said interrogation antenna, and
• means for processing electromagnetic signals or data relative to or related to the degree of ripeness of said fruits coming from the reading of said RFID tags by said interrogation device.