Potential effects of information technologies on the economic performance of agricultural and food markets

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 657-662

  Thompson, Sarahelen ^a   Sonka, Steven T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Natl Soybean Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; FOOD MARKET; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 5844300485     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1244167     Document Type: Conference Paper

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