هل يمكن لتقنيات التخزين الحديثة للمنتجات الغذائية الزراعية في الجزائر من أن تتحول لأداة لاحتكار أقوات متساكنيها

Abstract EN

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the use of agricultural food preservation techniques as price control tools in Algeria, especially in off- season production, which results in the creation of an imbalance in the market for these products, and their control by a few monopolists through the use of warehouse and storage techniques.

The study concluded the following: The main objective of the warehouses and storage rooms of agricultural food products in general, and in Algeria in particular, is to control the market of these products, and to achieve a supply balance by ensuring their flow, thus allowing its availability in a balanced manner in their production seasons and off-seasons; the monopoly of the agro - food markets in Algeria is particularly high in seasons with characterized by fluctuations in production; the principal reason of using warehouses and storage rooms for agricultural products in Algeria is the control of its prices in the absence of strict laws criminalizing these behaviors