The economic and social importance of agritourism.

Abstract

This chapter discusses the economic and social impact of agritourism. The economic and social importance of agritourism can be considered in many aspects, e.g. the macroeconomic aspect, the regional economic aspect and the microeconomic aspect. The primary phenomena that affect the development of agritourism are: (1) low farm income; (2) urbanization; (3) redistribution of urban people's income to agritourist farms and in consequence to all rural people; (4) the state of rural infrastructure and level of urbanization; and (5) policy of local self-government. The most frequently listed reasons for the fall in farmer income in the 1990's include the decline of price relativities, the stagnation of production due to the lack of demand and hence the incomplete use of the production potential of agriculture, the fall in the income from agricultural production; the limitation of subsidizing agriculture from the budget; and the increasing liabilities of farm households, as well as the considerable increase in the unemployment rate, the slower tempo of the overall economy and the deterioration of the economic situation in many areas. In the USA in general, farm and non-farm household incomes are similar within the overall distribution. In Australia in 2001, households that contained at least one person whose main income came from agriculture had a mean income of about 90% of those households where no person was employed in agriculture. In view of the economic situation of people related to agriculture, traditional family farms may be forced to combine income from several sources. The income comes from non-agricultural work, e.g. from running small service, trade or craft enterprises, or it has a non-profit character and comes from other transfers into agriculture, such as pensions and annuities. Rural people are usually poorer than part of the city population. Therefore, redistribution of financial resources from cities to the country and increasing the possibility of rural people generating income are important goals of social policy. Redistributional activity by the state is often initiated to enhance social cohesion.

Sustainable employability of internal stakeholders of non-governmental organisations

“…It was created from a combination of two words agro and tourism. The prefix 'agro' originates from the Greek term 'agros', meaning cultivating land and 'agronomos', referring to the management of agricultural property [M. Sznajder, L. Przezbórska 2006].…”

Agritourism in Central Luzon, Philippines: Status, Challenges, and Pathways to Sustainable Growth

“…Moreover, the existing literature predominantly focuses on the economic benefits of agritourism, such as increased revenue streams and direct-to-consumer experiences (Sznajder et al, 2009;Zvavahera & Chigora, 2023). While these aspects are undeniably crucial, the environmental dimensions of this transition have been underexplored.…”