ECA Interregional Cluster Conference 2026

20 – 23 Oct 2026 | Galati, Romania

ExpertiseUpdated on 5 October 2026

Your innovation partner in Romanian horticulture: access to farms, research institutes and technology providers

Innovation Cluster Manager, ALTERRA Innovative Horticultural and Research Cluster at ALTERRA Innovative Horticultural and Research Cluster

Bucharest, Romania

About

Planning projects, activities or market entry in Romania's horticulture and agri-food sector? ALTERRA Innovative Horticultural and Research Cluster is your entry point.

What we offer:

- Access to 50 cluster members: farms and cooperatives, processors, technology and service providers, 4 research institutes and Valahia University of Târgoviște

- Direct links to the Romanian ecosystem: national research institutes in horticulture, the National Union of Horticultural Cooperatives, local authorities and the Romanian cluster community (CLUSTERO)

- Pilot farms equipped with multispectral and spraying drones, where new technologies are tested and demonstrated in real conditions

- Organisation of study visits, B2B meetings and field demonstrations in Romania

Hands-on experience in technology adoption on farms: drones, precision farming, organic certification

- Support in building research–business consortia for EU projects

Our expertise:

Innovation management in clusters, technology transfer to farms, horticultural value chains (fruit, vegetables, medicinal plants, sea buckthorn, organic production) and collective internationalisation (BIOFACH, MENOPE, study visits).

ESCA Bronze Label for cluster management excellence.

Field

  • Education
  • Environment
  • Food, Beverages and Agriculture
  • ICT Industry and Services

Organisation

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