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

Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej
Volume 385 (2025): Issue 4 (December 2025)
By: Mariusz Pyra,  Jurgita Pauzuoliene and  Ieva Kavecke  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30858/zer/214454 | Journal eISSN: 2392-3458 | Journal ISSN: 0044-1600
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Language: English
Page range: 43 - 65
Submitted on: Jun 11, 2025
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Accepted on: Nov 19, 2025
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Published on: Dec 22, 2025
Published by: The Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
smart logistics,
food supply chain,
digital transformation,
adoption barriers,
sustainable development,
Poland,
Lithuania
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Microeconomics,
Macroeconomics,
Economic policy,
Business management,
Industries,
Agribusiness, food industry

© 2025 Mariusz Pyra, Jurgita Pauzuoliene, Ieva Kavecke, published by The Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute
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