Factors affecting the Internet behaviour of horticultural growers in Flanders, Belgium

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 369-379

  Taragola, Nicole M ^a   Van Lierde, Dirk F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adoption behaviour; Horticulture; Human factors; ICT; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOUR; BELGIUM; BUSINESS MANAGERS; BUSINESS SIZE; E-COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FLANDERS; GENERAL APPLICATIONS; HUMAN CAPITALS; HUMAN FACTORS; INTERNET ADOPTION; INTERNET APPLICATION; INTERNET USE; LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION; MARKET PRICE; ON-LINE BANKING; OUTPUT PRICE; PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES; WEATHER FORECASTS;

AGRICULTURE; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

INTERNET;

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGROINDUSTRY; DATABASE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; HORTICULTURE; HUMAN CAPITAL; INTERNET; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 74149091002     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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