Life cycle sustainability assessment of the agri-food chain: empirical review and bibliometrics
Camila Matos; Valderice Herth Junkes; Fernando Henrique Lermen; Ruane Fernandes de Magalhães; Gustavo de Souza Matias; José Luis Duarte Ribeiro; Giane Gonçalves Lenzi; Hugo Valadares Siqueira
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Submitted date:
06/22/2023
Accepted date:
02/16/2024