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Development of organic agriculture based on the cluster approach

Received: 7 April 2022

Received in revised form: 21 May 2022

Accepted: 10 June 2022

Available online: 14 July 2022

Subject Heading: LOCAL MARKETS

JEL Classification: G34, Q13

Pages: 1381–1404

https://doi.org/10.24891/re.20.7.1381

Subject. This article analyzes the organizational and managerial relations in the field of organic production.
Objectives. The article aims to find the optimal form of cooperation between producers of organic products.
Methods. For the study, we used logical and comparative analyses, generalization, synthesis, and visual modeling.
Results. The article offers a typology of organic clusters and a logical and structural model of an organic agricultural cluster with a description of its functional blocks.
Conclusions. Creating organic clusters based on the developed logical and structural model can help manage internal business processes more effectively.

Keywords: organic farming, development, cluster, cooperation management, organic cluster model

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