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Digitalization of smallholder agriculture: Adoption and impacts

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  • Sun, Zhanli
  • Xiong, Hang
  • Yi, Hongmei
  • Kuhn, Lena

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  • Sun, Zhanli & Xiong, Hang & Yi, Hongmei & Kuhn, Lena, 2026. "Digitalization of smallholder agriculture: Adoption and impacts," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 25(6), pages 2183-2187.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:espost:341108
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2026.04.021
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