Sweet sesame is a bet for extra income for family farming in Mato Grosso, Brazil

게시됨 2024년 5월 7일

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A research partnership between IMAFIR-MT and KASBA S.A aims to boost the special sesame project in Mato Grosso, Brazil, using the sweeter K2 cultivar, which is highly valued in the Asian market. The state already produces around 186.7 thousand tons of sesame annually across 381.9 thousand hectares, with the municipality of Canarana being the leading producer. The project seeks to provide support and guidance to family farmers, using efficient, low-cost machinery and technology, and hopes to supply k2 to the international market by next year. The collaboration also aims to promote manual harvesting and provide alternative income sources for small farmers through sesame cultivation.

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A recently signed research partnership between the Instituto Mato-Grossense do Feijão, Pulses, Colheitas Especiais e Irrigação (IMAFIR-MT) and KASBA S.A, a Paraguayan company specializing in sesame, will enable the implementation of a special sesame project in Mato Grosso. The K2 sesame cultivar, which is sweeter, is preferred in the Asian market and has a high commercial value. Mato Grosso is already one of the largest producers of this type of grain in Brazil. Around 186.7 thousand tons are expected for the next harvest for the 2024 harvest. In terms of planted area, the state reached 381.9 thousand hectares of cultivation, registering a variation of 105.9%, compared to the previous year, being the municipality of Canarana (648 km from Cuiabá) the leader in production. Murilo Sampaio, Agricultural Engineer at APROFIR, explains that the research institute works to develop all segments of the production chain, “For small farmers, grains and special crops provide extra income, as ...

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