Clusters as ecosystems: current trends and challenges, areas for prospective development of clusters in the agro-industrial complex

An integrated approach is applied in the study to define concept of ecosystems and features their development current conditions. Three groups are identified a number types defined, including industrial, agro-industrial, agrarian, entrepreneurial, social, innovative, national, university, regional, corporate, sectoral business systems. The understanding clusters as transitional form grounded, author’s classification them proposed. cluster connected, first all, with phenomenon spatial economy, therefore, essential characteristics economy defined paper. systematization viewpoints various scholars presented along according different criteria. problematic field creation innovative agriculture presented. list participants agro-industrial complex system relations between functional areas studied, also promising trends terms digital substantiated.