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Assessing the Economic Returns of Modern and Traditional Beehives

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|Jun 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2024.01794 | Journal eISSN: 1899-5772 | Journal ISSN: 1899-5241
Language: English
Page range: 144 - 152
Accepted on: Apr 1, 2024
Published on: Jun 30, 2024
Published by: The University of Life Sciences in Poznań
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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