Alternative agrifood networks in a regional area: A case study

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 55-66

  Volpentesta, Antonio P ^a   Ammirato, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breeding environment; Collaborative network; E business; Learning communities; Regional alternative agrifood network

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

BREEDING ENVIRONMENTS; COLLABORATIVE NETWORK; EBUSINESS; LEARNING COMMUNITY; REGIONAL ALTERNATIVE AGRIFOOD NETWORKS;

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 84872379359     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2012.681911     Document Type: Article

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