Commercial opportunities and market demand for nanotechnologies in agribusiness sector

Journal of Technology Management and Innovation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 40-51

  Sabourin, Vincent ^a   Ayande, Alpha ^a  

^a Logistics and Transport   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agri food sector; Agribusiness; Competitive analysis; Market growth; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928238984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07182724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-27242015000100004     Document Type: Article

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