Market areas: territorial governance for creating economical areas

This paper refl ects on the possible creation of a network model for an organic and functional system of market areas in order to create economical development in some regional areas. The market areas are an important target for marketing of short chain to consolidate local politics and processes of direct sale of agri-food products. The law 25/2011 (art. 10 – direct and market sale business) by Sicily Region sets the basis on challenge carried out by the single areas to face the competitiveness of the global market on the local one in a perspective of participatory governance.