Discovering Innovation, Social Capital and Farm Viability in the Framework of the United Winemaking Agricultural Cooperative of Samos †
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Karampela, S.; Kizos, T.; Koutsouris, A. Discovering Innovation, Social Capital and Farm Viability in the Framework of the United Winemaking Agricultural Cooperative of Samos. Proceedings 2024, 94, 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2024094062
Karampela S, Kizos T, Koutsouris A. Discovering Innovation, Social Capital and Farm Viability in the Framework of the United Winemaking Agricultural Cooperative of Samos. Proceedings. 2024; 94(1):62. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2024094062
Chicago/Turabian StyleKarampela, Sofia, Thanasis Kizos, and Alex Koutsouris. 2024. "Discovering Innovation, Social Capital and Farm Viability in the Framework of the United Winemaking Agricultural Cooperative of Samos" Proceedings 94, no. 1: 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2024094062
APA StyleKarampela, S., Kizos, T., & Koutsouris, A. (2024). Discovering Innovation, Social Capital and Farm Viability in the Framework of the United Winemaking Agricultural Cooperative of Samos. Proceedings, 94(1), 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2024094062