Examining the adoption of product and process innovations in the Canadian food processing industry

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-97

  Brewin, Derek G ^a   Monchuk, Daniel C ^b   Partridge, Mark D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58649109561     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2008.01139.x     Document Type: Article

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