EDRD 4010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Agritourism, Rural Tourism, Terroir

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Environmental Design and Rural Development
• Course: EDRD 4010
• Professor: Marianne Staempfli

Document Summary

Readings: coffee tourism and community development in guatemala (lyon) Important market potential for rural tourism, agritourism (working farm environment and a commercial tourism component) Alternative income sources especially critical in less developed countries. Increasing wealth inequality and market failures that bring into question ability of free trade to lift out of poverty. Many barriers of farmers: lack of market access, imperfect information, lack of access to credit, inability to switch to other sources of income. Heightened need for additional income of rural alternatives, such as agritourism. Current conditions driving farmers to pursue novel ways for maintaining and increasing profits. Rural tourism = less costly, easy to establish. Little data that demonstrates its effectiveness, investigates cultural impact. Farm-based tourism already established in north america and europe. Potential economic gains from agritourism development: resource conservation, heritage appreciation, educating urban populations about food production, supporting the production of distinctive regional agricultural products.