Green Technologies and Sustainability: The Role of Digital Leadership in Agricultural SMEs

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 215, 2026 The International Congress on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (RENA 2025)


Article Number		03002
Number of page(s)		10
Section		Climate Change and Natural Resource Management
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202621503002
Published online		04 February 2026

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