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Mission, History, Trends, Markets, and Costs

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The prosperity of a nation needs mechanization in general [1.1]. However, a first step should address agriculture [1.2].

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Renius, K.T. (2020). Mission, History, Trends, Markets, and Costs. In: Fundamentals of Tractor Design. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32804-7_1

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