From innovation to co-innovation? An exploration of African agrifood chains

British Food Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2182-2199

  Bitzer, Verena ^a   Bijman, Jos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Innovation; Value chain

Indexed keywords

ANANAS COMOSUS; CITRUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84938518952     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-12-2014-0403     Document Type: Article

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