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Socio-Demographic Factors Influencing Adoption of Digital Technologies in Beekeeping

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|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
Language: English
Page range: 29 - 41
Submitted on: Mar 25, 2025
Accepted on: May 28, 2025
Published on: Jun 19, 2025
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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