Breeding Antler Maral Deers in the Altai Republic: Pro-spects for Development
The article describes current climatic conditions and the re-sources base of the Altai Republic for the development of antler Maral reindeer breeding and herding. It also discusses the exist-ing problems and industry dynamics within the recent years. An organizational model for breeding inter-cluster was developed. Theoretical studies of the regional and sectoral development, as well as practical experience show that the application of the cluster approach allows to achieve the desired effects. The clus-ter model involves the creation of an innovation-oriented struc-ture of intra-regional relations between geographically concen-trated agricultural producers, food industry enterprises and processing industries, infrastructure, government agencies, as well as scientific and educational institutions. It is proposed to create a production-oriented cluster by consolidating the agricultural enterprises operating in the terri-tory of the Republic which specialize in the production and sale of red deer antlers and their deep pro-cessing.