OpenAlex · 2026-11-24
This study examines the Strasbourg National Interest Market (MIN) as a lens for understanding agri-food transitions, exploring the tension between its public service mission and the private commercial logic that increasingly shapes how fresh produce moves from farms to urban consumers.
The Strasbourg MIN operates at the intersection of a public service mandate and increasingly privatized commercial logic, creating institutional tension in its governance.
Agri-food transition pressures — including local sourcing and sustainability expectations — are reshaping how wholesale markets position themselves, though structural change remains contested.
The market functions as a critical intermediary node in regional food chains, but its dual public/private character complicates efforts to align it with agroecological or short-supply-chain goals.