A Third Kind of Clusters Will Appear in Russia, Agro-industrial Ones
Cluster policy tools are being considered for application in the agricultural sector. E.g. an agro-industrial cluster is currently being set up in the Yaroslavl Region, to bring together agricultural producers, individual farmers, technological infrastructure objects, and research and educational organisations. Mechanisms for providing public support to agricultural clusters were discussed at the Yaroslavl regional government a meeting on 21 March, with participation of the HSE ISSEK experts Mikhail Goland and Vasily Abashkin.
Innovative agriculture is becoming increasingly industrial
On March 3, 2016 the National Research University Higher School of Economics hosted international workshop “The Future of Agriculture: Grand Challenges and Technological Change”, aimed at identifying new growth areas for the agricultural sector and new opportunities for international cooperation in particularly promising S&T areas.