Optimal location of fields and markets for fruits, vegetables, and agricultural products using the Analytical Hierarchy Process model

Subject Areas : Agriculture Marketing and Commercialization

Mohamad Abaidalah ¹ (Plant Production Department (Horticulture- Pomology), Faculty of Agriculture, Saba Basha, Alexandria University, Egypt.)

Received: 2022-08-10 Accepted : 2022-12-25 Published : 2022-12-01

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