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Socio-Economic Profiling of Fair Trade Product Consumers: A Case Study of Poland Cover

Socio-Economic Profiling of Fair Trade Product Consumers: A Case Study of Poland

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2025.00009r1 | Journal eISSN: 1899-5772 | Journal ISSN: 1899-5241
Language: English
Page range: 100 - 109
Accepted on: Mar 12, 2025
Published on: Mar 29, 2025
Published by: The University of Life Sciences in Poznań
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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