How will nanotechnology affect agricultural supply chains?

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 21-42

  Lu, Jianjun ^a   Bowles, Marcus ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agri food supply chain; Agricultural products supply chain; Nan composites; Nanosensors; Nanotechnology; Smart supply chain; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878240258     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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