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Location and adoption of ICT innovations in the agri-food industry

Josep DomenechDepartment of Economics and Social Sciences, Universitat Politècnica de alència, DECS-ETSIAMN, Camino de Vera, s/n, 46022Valencia, Spain
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Victor Martinez-GomezDepartment of Economics and Social Sciences, Universitat Politècnica de alència, DECS-ETSIAMN, Camino de Vera, s/n, 46022Valencia, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Francisco Mas-VerdúDepartment of Economics and Social Sciences, Universitat Politècnica de alència, DECS-ETSIAMN, Camino de Vera, s/n, 46022Valencia, Spain
Pages 421-424 | Published online: 14 Jan 2014

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