SWG Agro-Foord
Presentation of region and cluster-activities
PPx
Sofia, November 25th, 2010
Cluster mapping for Romania
• Existing clusters:• Agro-Food Regional Cluster;
www.expoarad.eu – Arad
• Agro-Food Cluster Bucharest; www.inma.ro/pactmar - Bucharest
• Agro-food Cluster; www.icc.ro – Iasi
Members included in Agro Food Clusters:- Vegetable and animal farms;
- Facilities for collecting, storing and conditioning of agricultural products;
- Manufacturers of chemicals and canning for agriculture and food industry;
- Primary processing units of agricultural products;
- Food manufacturers;
Members included in Agro Food Clusters:- Facilities for testing and certification
(organic and traditional products);
- Marketing;
- Professional associations and employers;
- Central, Regional and local authorities;
- R&D entities;
- Universities, high schools, vocational training centers;
Main activities of cluster:
- Marketing and lobby at ministerial level, Commerce Chambers, any other related target;
- Participation in joint stands at international fairs and exhibitions;
- Organizing meetings and seminars;
Main activities of cluster:
- Regular meetings with members to exchange experience and information;
- Organizing tours and field trips to visiting farms;
- Consultation on EU access programs;
- Support for demo projects;
CLUSTER AGROO FOOD
BUCHAREST-ILFOV
www.inma.ro/pactmar
Leader: Ownership of tractors and agricultural machinery manufacturers from Romania (PACTMAR), since 1995
CLUSTER AGROO FOOD
BUCHAREST-ILFOVMembers:
- National Institute for R&D for machinery and equipment for agriculture and food industry – (INMA – R&D I)
- 12 companies (5 from Bucharest, 3 surrounding towns, 4 other cities);
CLUSTER AGROO FOOD
BANAT CRISANACooperation agreement: 12 March 2010, within
the presentation of INOVCLUSTER project;
Objective: creating a cluster in the agro-food sector within western region as support for economic growth and competitiveness of the sector and companies involved
Initiators: - Arad Chamber of Commerce, Industry and
Agriculture – RO4EUROPE
- CITEXPO Arad – Technology Information Centre
- Bucharest National Institute for Agricultural Machinery
- InPulse Partners SRL – Bucharest
- “Aurel Vlaicu” University – Arad
Founding partners:
• Ministry of Education and Research, National Scientific Research Authority – Technology Transfer and Innovation Department
• INMA Technology and Business Incubator – ITA
• Timisoara Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine University of Banat
• National Institute for Agricultural Machinery – Timisoara Subsidiary
• Cattle Growers’ Association – ASVAC Arad
• Pecica City Hall – Arad District
• Arad Environmental Protection Agency
• Western Regional Development Agency
• Austrian Agricultural Cluster
• SC Trading Fidesco SRL Timisoara
Each member role in cluster:
• Arad Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, RO4EUROPE: services addressed to the business environment, to SMEs and Enterprise Europe Network partners
• Regional Development Agency: coordinator for elaborating policies in the field of durable regional development
• CITEXPO: technology information centre, in the field of environment and agriculture protection; permanently inform the members about the news in the field of agro-food sector
• INMA: research at the request of the cluster members, supply of technology and innovative equipment, consultancy, innovative technology implementation, specialized professional training, testing and certification according to EU and INMA-CERT provisions
• Universities: personnel training, especially in the sector of production, processing and selling of agro products, in the superior capitalization of the agro-food chain, especially based on the short path, from manufacturer to consumer
• partners in the agro-food sector activities: regional planning, R&D, technology transfer and services for the business environment, SMEs
For the future:• identify economic units, priorities and
economic perspectives from the agro-food sector;
• unite their efforts for competitive growth;
• continue and improve the current services in the field of business, innovation and applied research, supplied by Enterprise Europe Network
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• expand synergies between regional partners by supplying adequate information services (simplification of administrative procedures);
• improving the absorption of Community Funds;
• know-how transfer and exchange of good practices
Signed in Arad, at 01.08.2010, in three original copies, in English/Romanian.
CLUSTER AGRO FOOD N-ELeader: County Council, Iasi
Members:
• Association business of Iasi (2003, AOA Iasi):- SC AGRICOLA TARGU FRUMOS SA- SC AGRICOLA ASTRA TRIFESTI- AGROINDUSTRIALA BUCIUM- SC AGROINDUSTRIALA HOLBOCA- SC AGRICOLA Movileni- SC ROMLACTA Paşcani
• SME employers’ association Iasi:
- Association of SME – city of Iasi
- Association of SME – region of Iasi
- Association of SME – North-East Region
• Tourism employers’ association Iasi (agro tourism – as main client)
• Regional association of Entrepreneurs North-East Region
The R&D is provided by:
- Town: Podu Iloaiei (r&d town in crops field)
- Town: Pomicola Iasi (r&d town fruit tree field)
- Town: Viticola Iasi (r&d town wine field)
- Town: Dancu (r&d town cattle field)
- University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”
- Agricultural high schools: Holboca, Mihail Kogalniceanu, Miroslava, Vasile Adamachi, etc.
APEV ROMANIAWine Exporters and Produces Association of
Romania:
• Groups the most important wine exporters of the country, who hold together 80% of the total Romanian wine export in value terms
• Was set up in 2001 as a non-profit legal entity
• Main objective:
- act as generic promotional body for all Wines of Romania and for Romania as a top enotoursim destination in Europe;
- Provide wide range of professional business support services that add value to member activities and thus help them become most respected members of the international wine community
• APEV Romania is also founder member of ONIV (www.oniv.ro), the National Interprofessional Vine&Wine Organization (a value-chain organization)
• To enhance action capacity. APEV Romania is also member of the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (www.ccir.ro)
• Members:‒ Agricola Stirbey ‒ Carl Reh Winery ‒ Casa Panciu ‒ Crama Girboiu ‒ Cramele Halewood ‒ Cramele Recas ‒ Crama Ceptura ‒ Domeniul Coroanei Segarcea
‒ Jidvei ‒ Murfatlar Romania ‒ Senator Wines ‒ S.E.R.V.E. Ceptura ‒ Vie-Vin Vanju Mare ‒ Vinarte ‒ Vincon Vrancea ‒ Wine Princess ‒ Domeniile Sahateni