statement and 0000076222 00000 n https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-018-0156-6, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-018-0156-6. The most important issues raised by the sample papers, as well as their findings, are summarized per theme/sub-theme (economy, society, environment, sustainable development, sustainability and local development) in, This article highlights gaps in the agro, agri, or rural tourism literature with regard to sustainability and sustainable development, while also shedding light on geography-related information. Mitchell J, Keane J, Laidlaw J. Ecotourism, Agritourism, & Adventure Tourism - Tourism and Travel: A ; Baidal, J.A.I. BZ designed and led the study, structured the concepts, reviewed much of the studies and analyzed much of the qualitative and quantitative data and further developed the manuscript, while DW identified and developed important concepts, validated and helped design the arguments, conceived and helped design of the study, assisted in analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data and editions of the final manuscript. However, 19.2 and 18.3% of the respondents do not have livestock and equines, respectively. Lisle, J. D., 2011.The Benefits and Challenges of Mixing Methods and Methodologies: Lessons Learnt From Implementing Qualitatively Led Mixed Methods Research Designs in Trinidad and Tobago. Registered office: 85 Great Portland street, First Floor, London, W1W 7LT. Agro, Agri, or Rural: The Different Viewpoints of Tourism Research Combined with Sustainability and Sustainable Development. This study was aimed to see the practices, challenges and opportunities of the linkage and symbiotic coexistence between tourism and agriculture arising from direct, indirect and induced impacts in Bale Mountains National Park. Agriculture is the major economic activity of the community. To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below: Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content? The Gambian tourist value chain and prospects for pro-poor tourism, Oversea Development institute, 111 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7JD; 2008. Ohe, Y. https://www.mdpi.com/openaccess. As tourism and agriculture transform, there will be growing interest among governments, the private sectors, academics, donor agencies and nonprofit organizations to better understand the relationship between these two sectors, to encourage interaction and to become involved in fostering these linkages [2]. [. With the emergence of a new wave of rural and green tourism, there is a strong possibility that the position of agricultural or farm tourism may assume more prominence in consumer vacation decisions leading to the injection of a new source of ideas for tourism product development and marketing within farm-based tourism destinations [5]. %PDF-1.7 ; Morrison, K. Agritourism sustainability in rural mountain areas of China: A community perspective. Developing and diversifying tourism activities to increase the length of stay and tourists expenditure on food sourced from the poor farmers. Meyer D. Pro-poor tourism: from leakages to linkages: a conceptual framework for creating linkages between the accommodation sector and poor neighboring communities. Key informant in-depth interview was conducted with two experts each from park management, agriculture office, culture and tourism office and three elders from local community, respectively. ; Fu, H. Corporate Community Involvement and Chinese Rural Tourist Destination Sustainability. Can. 0000007468 00000 n People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read. As nouns the difference between agritourism and ecotourism. legislation separates agritourism from rural tourism on the basis of the presence of farming activity [44]. Agriculture provides not only the tourism industry resources for food consumption but also the background for attractions in rural environments [3]. Accordingly, the farmers illegally penetrate to the areas of the park through plowing and settling inside the park and engage in mixed farm.. Evaluating the impact of agritourism on local development in small islands. Pro-poor tourism: who benefits? Definition of agritourism. All presented case reports have verbal consent. The final type of agritourism is entertainment. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Sustainable Agri-production and Environment (HAICTA 2011), Skiathos, Greece, 811 September 2011; Volume 1152, pp. Karampela, S.; Andreopoulos, A.; Koutsouris, A. In addition, the findings from the in-depth interviews with key informants, field observations, document analysis and survey were triangulated and compared. Facility based or local culture based? Dev. Generally, agritourism is seen as attracting travelers or visitors to an area or areas used primarily for agricultural purposes is often seen as a . Barbieri, C. Assessing the sustainability of agritourism in the US: A comparison between agritourism and other farm entrepreneurial ventures. It defines rural tourism as a discrete activity with distinct characteristics which may vary in intensity, and by area. We use cookies on our website to ensure you get the best experience. The objective of the study was assessing the practice, challenges and opportunities of tourismagriculture nexuses in Bale Mountains National Park, Southeastern Ethiopia. In the case of size of land holding, majority of the respondents (62.5%) own the land size of 1.53ha (Table3). Visit our dedicated information section to learn more about MDPI. Ethical clearance and letters of permission were obtained from Research and Community Service Directorate of MaddaWalabu University and relevant government offices. According to the interviewees, this is not because of the absence of interests from the side of lodges and hotels industry, but it is due to the procurement and taxation regulation of the government. However, as indicated in Table10, 89.2, 90.3 and 86.5% of the households disagree with the opportunities created due to synergistic coexistence between tourism and agriculture. The new kinds of life-style, The main purpose of this paper is to examine the concepts of creativity and authenticity and their connection to rural tourism. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to BMC JAFS for waivers resolution of the fund required to process this article for publication by MS ID: = 1241901772057531. Gil Arroyo, C.; Barbieri, C.; Rich, S.R. because, as already mentioned, it can include: * A recent review of developments in Lai, P.-H.; Lyons, K. Place-meaning and Sustainable Land Management: Motivations of Texas Hill Country Landowners. The program teaches how to minimize farm safety risks, manage liability, mitigate financial risk, and improve marketing strategies. [. Expenditure of agritourism and rural economic development are both parts of the same coin. 5). https://doi.org/10.3390/su13179550, Karampela S, Andreopoulos A, Koutsouris A. To learn about our use of cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings, please see our Cookie Policy. The encroachment on local people due to the need of extensive farm and grazing land and settlement expansion; growing firewood demand; and humanwildlife conflict are some additional challenges. 1996;23(3):63553. ; Cioca, L.I. The entertainment category includes hay rides, which are popular in the US especially and involve a hay-lined truck or tractor ride. Eimermann, M. Two sides of the same coin: Dutch rural tourism entrepreneurs and countryside capital in Sweden. Trukhachev, A. ; Vaske, J.J.; Shen, F.; Ritter, P. Resident Perceptions of Sustainable Tourism in Chongdugou, China. These enterprises can also have an impact on broader communities as visitors' agritourism experiences reshape their decisions upon returning home [].While definitions of agritourism vary across different contexts and locales, consensus remains that on-farm .