The Relative Importance of Monetary and Non-Monetary Drivers for Information and Communication Technology Acceptance in Rural AgribusinessFootnote^†

† An earlier version of this paper was published in the Proceedings of SIG GlobDev Sixth Annual Workshop, Milano, Italy, December 14, 2013. Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson is the accepting Associate Editor for this article.

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