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• Improve the dissemination of good The Strategy refers to developing clusters
practices and practical business linking agricultural product production,
experiences. preservation, processing, and consumption. It
• Increase motivation and competitiveness is understood as the development of linkage
through direct comparison with centres between production, processing and
enterprises in the cluster. other supporting services. These clusters are
• Increase innovation pressure and geographically concentrated and create close
the need to position (differentiate) links between producers, input production
the business from other competitors and supply companies, businesses and
strategically. commercial establishments, processing
(2) Promote innovation enterprises, and service providers (storage,
• Increased ability to identify processing, transportation, etc.). In addition,
opportunities for technological with this cluster, it is possible to link more
innovation and market expansion organizations/ enterprises providing support
due to access to multiple sources services (bank, insurance, finance) and
of information (e.g. about unmet agencies, organizations, universities and
requirements, sophisticated tastes and businesses engaged in research of related
strict demand of customers, etc.). products and services. These clusters are
• Increased ability to innovate through formed to take advantage of opportunities
the presence of multiple suppliers, through geographical linkage to create
leading experts and supporting economic and competitive advantages,
institutions. increase productivity, reduce production costs
• Reduce costs and risks of testing new and costs per product, enhance cooperation,
technology through the availability of coordination, sharing of information and
financial resources and skills, support other resources, optimize resource use to
services and business involvement. ensure efficiency, gain market access stably,
(3) Promote commercialization and and improve economic efficiency. In Viet Nam,
establishment of new businesses agricultural clusters such as the pangasius
• Opportunities for new companies industry cluster, the shrimp industry cluster,
and/or new product lines to be more and the rice industry cluster in the Mekong
accurately “tested” by the cluster than Delta region have been forming.
outside the cluster.
• Encourage the formation of spinoffs
and new companies thanks to the
concentration of cluster companies,
commercial relationships, and cluster
needs.
• Reduce the cost of commercializing
new products and establishing new
businesses in the cluster ecosystem
thanks to financial resources and skills
availability.

52 Guidelines for the Strategy for sustainable agriculture and rural development
in the period 2021-2030, and vision to 2050