Your browser does not fully support modern features. Please upgrade for a smoother experience.
Agritourism: Comparison
Please note this is a comparison between Version 1 by Luyun Yu and Version 2 by Luyun Yu.

Agritourism refers to tourism activities that connect agricultural production or processing with visitor experiences on farms, ranches, and other agricultural enterprises. These activities may include farm tours, crop harvesting, animal husbandry experiences, farm stays, agricultural festivals, food tasting, and educational programs related to farming and rural livelihoods [1][2]. Agritourism can serve as a form of agricultural diversification by generating supplementary income for farm households and creating opportunities to connect agricultural producers with consumers. Its contribution to rural development depends on factors such as local agricultural resources, visitor demand, infrastructure, business capacity, and the integration of tourism activities with ongoing farm operations [2][3]. From a sustainability perspective, agritourism may support local employment, cultural heritage, and the continued viability of agricultural enterprises, but its outcomes depend on how tourism is managed and how economic benefits and environmental costs are distributed. Agritourism is generally considered a subset of rural tourism, since not all tourism activities in rural areas are directly connected to agricultural production or agricultural businesses [1][3].

  • agricultural diversification
  • rural development
  • sustainable tourism
  • farm tourism
  • rural livelihoods
  • agricultural heritage
  • local economic development

 Rural development and sustainability •  General Agricultural and Biological Sciences •  Agricultural and Biological Sciences •  Life Sciences

References

  1. USDA National Agricultural Library. (n.d.). Agritourism. National Agricultural Thesaurus. https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/301118
  2. Salvatore Ammirato; Alberto Michele Felicetti; Cinzia Raso; Bruno Antonio Pansera; Antonio Violi; Agritourism and Sustainability: What We Can Learn from a Systematic Literature Review. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9575. [CrossRef]
  3. R. David Lamie; Lisa Chase; Emilio Chiodo; Lori Dickes; Sharon Flanigan; Claudia Schmidt; Thomas Streifeneder; Agritourism around the globe: Definitions, authenticity, and potential controversy. J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev. 2021, 10, 1-5. [CrossRef]
More
Write an Entry