Cluster as the basis of innovations development in the agriculture

Abstract

This article considers the importance of creation an agro-industrial cluster, as one of the forms of effective farming. The increase of the efficiency of using the potential of the innovative clusters is one of the priority areas of integration processes. These are the clusters that stimulate innovation, as their structural features are well combined with the current characteristics of innovation processes. The urgency of the problem of creating clusters is due to the need for transition to an innovative type of development. It is the cluster that is defined as a system of interrelated forms of organization of various agricultural enterprises, in order to solve the problems facing the industry and introduce innovations in production to increase the competitiveness of products. In the majority of the countries the cluster policy of development is an organizational form of integration of production. It is proved by that in many countries where apply innovative clusters dynamic development of economy of regions is observed. Effective functioning of clusters leads to the economic growth and increase of competitiveness of economy of regions. The analysis of the literature is carried out, the results of the study of scientific publications have shown that recently the interest of economists in the development and creation of clusters has increased. In addition, we made an attempt to form a new definition for the word cluster, as well as a model for a regional innovation cluster. An explanation for the definition is given and, accordingly, for the cluster model.