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Digital Technologies in Logistics Services for the Agri-Food Sector: A Comparison of Poland and Lithuania

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  • Pyra Mariusz

    (John Paul II University in Biala Podlaska, Faculty of Economic Sciences; ul. Sidorska 95/97, 21-500 Biała Podlaska, Poland.)

  • Pauzuoliene Jurgita

    (Klaipedos valstybine kolegija; Jaunystes g. 1, LT-91274, Klaipeda, Lithuania.)

  • Kavecke Ieva

    (Klaipedos valstybine kolegija; Jaunystes g. 1, LT-91274, Klaipeda, Lithuania.)

Abstract

Aim The aim of this study is to assess and compare the degree of adoption of smart logistics technologies in companies servicing food supply chains in Poland and Lithuania. Material and Methods The analysis was based on data obtained through an online survey conducted between October and December 2024 addressed to logistics service providers in the agri-food sector (n = 60 in Poland, n = 44 in Lithuania). A Logistics Technology Adoption Index (LTAI; Cronbach’s α = 0.825) was developed based on seven binary indicators determining the implementation of selected smart logistics technologies. A company was classified as ‘high adopter’ if the index value was ≥ 0.50. Results The overall level of technology adoption (LTAI) in Poland was significantly higher than in Lithuania (0.431 vs. 0.044; p

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  • Pyra Mariusz & Pauzuoliene Jurgita & Kavecke Ieva, 2025. "Digital Technologies in Logistics Services for the Agri-Food Sector: A Comparison of Poland and Lithuania," Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej / Problems of Agricultural Economics, Sciendo, vol. 385(4), pages 43-65.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:zerpae:v:385:y:2025:i:4:p:43-65:n:1004
    DOI: 10.30858/zer/214454
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    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness
    • R40 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - General

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