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MÃ¡quinas desarrolladas para la agricultura familiar algodonera: Equipos para preparar el suelo

January 02, 2026

As part of the Brazil-FAO +AlgodÃ³n project, Embrapa AlgodÃ³n developed a machinery kit for family farming. The kit includes a mini gin, fire seed delinter, sprayer, planter, soil preparation equipment, and a tricycle. Videos detail functions.

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MÃ¡quinas desarrolladas para la agricultura familiar algodonera: Sembradora
MÃ¡quinas desarrolladas para la agricultura familiar algodonera: Pulverizador
MÃ¡quinas desarrolladas para la agricultura familiar algodonera: Mini desmotadora
MÃ¡quinas desarrolladas para la agricultura familiar algodonera: Deslintador de semillas por fuego
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Youth Forum for the Transformation of Agri-food Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Georgian National Agricultural Olympiad
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Seeds of change: agrobiodiversity in Tajikistan
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