AgroTransilvania Cluster, based in Cluj, is a professional association of 70 members in the field of agri-food (including input suppliers, farmer associations, processors, 3 universities, 5 research institutes, 1 commercial bank, 2 consulting companies, 2 local/regional authorities, distributors, catalyzing institutions). AgroTransilvania Cluster is created to support the development of agriindustrial sector, by increasing the competitiveness of the association itself and its members individually, both on national and international market, based on a common development strategy. The main activity of the association represents the integration of all these entities into a sustainable and competitive value chain, that could bring notoriety and visibility to Transilvanian’s local products. The vision of the cluster is to become an integrative pole of sustainable development of agroindustrial sector in Transylvania (Nord-West of Romania) and to support the sustainable competitiveness of the agri-industrial sector.
The mission of the Agro-Food-Ind Napoca Cluster (AgroTransilvania Cluster) is to promote collaboration and cooperation between business entities in the agricultural industry and encouraging competitive restructuring of the sector, as well as ensuring participation in multiple commercial project, both national and international. In this regard, members of the “Agro-Food-Ind Napoca Cluster” decided to join forces to support the development of the agro-industrial sector, with the aim to build on the competitiveness of the association – both on the national and international markets. The assumed mission is to become an Integrative Pole of Sustainable Development of Agri-Industrial Sector in Transylvania (Nord-West of Romania) (Supporting of the Sustainable Competitivity of AgriIndustrial Sector).
The cluster includes various members with direct/indirect implication into agri-food sector: input suppliers (tools, machines, software etc.), producers, processors, manufacturers, distributors, universities, consultants and administrative authorities. The main activity of the association represents the integration of all these entities into a sustainable and competitive value chain, that could bring notoriety and visibility to Cluj local products.