European rural entrepreneur and tourism‐based diversification: Does national culture matter?

Calza, Francesco; Go, Frank M.; Parmentola, Adele; Trunfio, Mariapina

doi:10.1002/jtr.2215

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“…Traditional exploitation of the dehesa based on agriculture and stockbreeding under extensive systems, in addition to its exploitation for hunting, may be vital to the economic development of the spaces in which it predominates, constituting itself as the essential mainstay on which agritourism and even agriecotourism can be based. Indeed it is possible that this activity may contribute to the diversification of agricultural farms [26], although it has been shown that those in charge of the same prefer to establish a clear distinction between the tourist business and the agrolivestock business [27]. Despite everything, there is no clear exploitation of the agritourism development potential of dehesas, which can be attributed both to supply and demand [28]; above all it is taken into account that on this type of farm tourist activities are carried out as part of agricultural exploitation.…”

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The Dehesas of Extremadura, Spain: A Potential for Socio-Economic Development Based on Agritourism Activities

Martín

Blas-Morato

Gallego

2019

Forests

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Dehesas form an agroforestry system which is highly developed in Extremadura as they occupy over 1,000,000 hectares. This is an extensive production system based on exploitation by stockbreeding with certain complements of agricultural and extractive products. It is however underexploited for activities other than agrolivestock production. As a result this research starts from the hypothesis that greater socio-economic development is possible in areas near this type of ecosystem if we consider that it is extremely attractive to tourism, at least in some of its forms. Complementing agrolivestock exploitation with tourist exploitation means that it is necessary to be familiar with the situation of the current availability of accommodation. In order to do so we analyse the main parameters characterising rural accommodation in Extremadura, Spain, the results of which reflect low occupancy for a large part of the year and consequently seasonal variation is high. This fact contrasts with the huge potential of dehesas for agritourism. In order to carry out this study we resort to the use of spatial statistics, in particular the grouping analysis. In its configuration we consider the location of the rural accommodation and its proximity to areas of dehesas made up of holm oaks (Quercus ilex) and cork oaks (Quecus suber) together with protected natural spaces, basing ourselves also on proximity to livestock trails and natural swimming pools. The results lead to the creation of 5 homogeneous groups of which 3 correspond to accommodation establishments capable of setting up agritourism and agriecotourism initiatives; this affects 45% of the establishments. However, no current initiatives of this type exist despite the fact that the National Reference Centre for Agritourism is located in Extremadura. From this can be inferred the need for implementing tourist policies to encourage the generating of tourist products specifically intended to exploit the potential of the dehesa as a complement to the current availability of rural accommodation.

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The Dehesas of Extremadura, Spain: A Potential for Socio-Economic Development Based on Agritourism Activities

Martín

Blas-Morato

Gallego

2019

Forests

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“…For example, existing studies on women entrepreneurs have shown that the way that women perform as entrepreneurs are significantly impacted by a country's culture and institutional environment (T. M., Joseph and Ul Akram, 2019). Future researchers may also consider conducting comparative and multi-country studies as such studies are currently rare (Calza et al, 2018;Moscardo, 2014).…”

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Entrepreneurship in rural hospitality and tourism. A systematic literature review of past achievements and future promises

Madanaguli

Kaur

Bresciani

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IJCHM

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Purpose Entrepreneurship in the rural hospitality and tourism sector (RHT) has received wide attention in the past decade. However, a systematic review on this topic is currently lacking. This study aims to track the progress of the RHT and entrepreneurship literature by examining the various thematic research areas, identifying the research gaps and forecasting avenues of future research on the topic. Design/methodology/approach This paper catalogs and synthesizes the body of literature from the year 2000–2020 using a systematic literature review methodology. After discussing a brief history of RHT and entrepreneurship, the current study presents a review of 101 research articles. Findings The review highlights that RHT and entrepreneurship have received relatively limited attention from entrepreneurship journals. The content analysis revealed different gaps and limitations in the understanding of entrepreneurship in RHT, including a predominance of qualitative studies with limited theoretically-grounded and generalizable empirical studies. Furthermore, a high concentration of studies is from European countries. Six main thematic research areas were identified, namely, barriers and enablers, the roles of an entrepreneur, women in RHT, influencers of firm performance, innovation and value creation and methodological commonalities. The review also advances an RHT entrepreneurship ecosystem framework to summarize the findings. Originality/value Six promising research avenues are outlined based on the six themes identified. The suggested research questions draw from allied literature on small and medium businesses, innovation, women entrepreneurship and institutions to encourage the interdisciplinary cross-pollination of ideas. The findings are summarized in a novel research framework.

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“…As seen in the description of the benefits given earlier, researchers in the Global North argue that rural food tourism can reorient agricultural production to domestic consumption, contribute to safeguarding adequate incomes for food producers and promote environmental sustainability which are the qualities for transitions to food sovereignty described by Wiebe, Nettie and Wipf (2011), but the connections are not directly established or examined. There is also limited research regarding how rural tourism stakeholders themselves conceptualize concepts related to sustainability [61] and by extension, food sovereignty. Food sovereignty aspirations need to incorporate inclusive, equitable and environmentally sustainable rural economies [8].…”

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Rural Food and Wine Tourism in Canada’s South Okanagan Valley: Transformations for Food Sovereignty?

Robinson

2021

Sustainability

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This interdisciplinary research analyses the relationships between food sovereignty principles and food and wine tourism in rural contexts by asking how rural tourism stakeholders understand these concepts, mobilize the interrelationships, and to what purpose. Wine and food tourism is one of the fastest-growing rural tourism niches, with effects on the orientation of food systems, the livelihoods of producers, the viability of rural communities, and the biophysical environment. Secondary research and semi-structured interviews provide insights into how qualities of food sovereignty transitions are conceptualized, recognized, developed, supported, and promoted in the case of British Columbia’s South Okanagan Valley. An appreciative approach was used because this research aims to understand rural food and wine tourism’s potential contribution to food sovereignty. Although the term ‘food sovereignty’ did not resonate for most participants, qualities of a transition towards food sovereignty such as reorienting agriculture, food processing and consumption to the local region, supporting rural economies and environmental sustainability were considered integral to rural food tourism. Participants saw future opportunities for rural food and wine tourism to serve broader transformative purposes that would benefit locals, visitors, and the environment. Research results could be used to inspire critical academic, community and policy dialogue about food sovereignty in wine and food tourism destinations.

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European rural entrepreneur and tourism‐based diversification: Does national culture matter?

Cited by 21 publications

References 65 publications

The Dehesas of Extremadura, Spain: A Potential for Socio-Economic Development Based on Agritourism Activities

The Dehesas of Extremadura, Spain: A Potential for Socio-Economic Development Based on Agritourism Activities

Entrepreneurship in rural hospitality and tourism. A systematic literature review of past achievements and future promises

Rural Food and Wine Tourism in Canada’s South Okanagan Valley: Transformations for Food Sovereignty?

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