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<jats:p>The article is devoted to the improvement of methods for the evaluation of the cluster potential of agro-industrial sectors. The theoretical basis for the research was the results of the analysis of the accumulated foreign experience and current Russian practice regarding the assessment of the cluster potential of the regions territories. Focusing on the studied approaches, taking into account the identified advantages and disadvantages, the authors formed a methodology for assessing the cluster potential of the territory, which allows not only to identify priority cluster groups in the context of the region, but also in the context of macro-regions of the subjects of the Russian Federation. Approbation of the proposed method was carried out on the example of the Krasnoyarsk territory macro-regions in order to identify a potential cluster of “Agriculture” group. The results of the research can be used by regional and Federal authorities for adjusting the existing legal and strategic documents in terms of the state support measures aspects for the industrial sector, including the agro-industrial complex.</jats:p>