AGROFOOD Regional Innovative Cluster

AGROFOOD Regional Innovative Cluster has 79 members, in the business & value chain development category, there are 55 members, the universities, research institutes and vocational schools category 8 members, the public authorities and institutions 8 members and in the catalyst organizations section there are also 8 members. The collaboration between these sectors makes possible to develop more value chains of this area.

Cluster member’s distribution by activity

I. Business/value chain development			II. Innovation, research and education
1	Potato and vegetables	8	1	Universities	3
2	Milk sector	9	2	Research and innovation centres	3
3	Meat sector	3	3	Professional schools	2
4	Diary sector	8
5	Sweets industry	2
6	Water, drink and spirits	3
7	Packaging sector	3
8	Sales	15
9	Other sectors	2
10	Healthy nutrition	2
Total		55	Total		8
III. Public administrations			IV. Catalyser organisations
1	Public administrations	8	1	Catalyser organisations	8
Total		8	Total		8
TOTAL					79

AIM: The Regional Cluster of Food Industry and Products – AGROFOOD was created to support the members in developping their management strategies, their brands, the professional training of their personel, harmanisation and representation of their interest, etc

LOCATION: The Region of The Carpathian Arch

OBJECTIVES:

- development of coherent cluster policies;
- improving the competitiveness of its members;
- improving the visibility of its members on national and international markets;
- supporting the members to access public funding for development;
- supporting the members for professionall training of their personnel;
- improving partnerships with similar national, regional and european clusters;
- sharing legislation between its members for a better legal acknowledge.

ACTIVITIES:

- organisation of seminars, workshops, conferences for promoting its members strategies and brands;
- organisation of seminars, workshops, conferences for building new partnerships and for launching new international cooperation between its members and other similar clusters or organizations;
- supporting the members in accesing public funds and preparation of business plans, feasibility studies, market research etc,;
- extension of cluster visibility by signing memberships to different similar regional and european clusters;
- organisation of training sessions and courses for member’s personnel for improving their professional expertize;
- organisation of fairs and exhibitions for promoting its members products and brands;

ECONOMIC AREAS:

- agriculture farms,
- potato production;
- milk procession;
- mineral water bottling;
- meat processing; - baking and pastry;