Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2016

A STUDY ON PERCEPTION OF FARMERS IN AGRI-TOURISM IN TAMILNADU

Dr. K. Rajesh

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Agritourism is not a recent phenomenon; furthermore, it has considerably increased in the past ten years and is projected to continue growing in the future. Despite such growth, there is not a shared understanding of agritourism which is problematic as this creates confusion and lessens its appeal among consumers due to communication and collaboration among stakeholders. Therefore, a study was conducted in 2016 to identify preferred definitional elements and types of agritourism activities across residents, farmers, and extension facility in Tamilnadu. Results showed that “agricultural setting”, “entertainment”, “farm”, and “education” should be included in the definition of agritourism. Respondents also agreed that agritourism includes staged or authentic activities carried out on working agricultural facilities. All stakeholder groups rejected to consider activities offered in non-working farms or where the agricultural setting only serves for background purposes as agritourism. Statistical tests showed significant differences on agritourism different elements and types across groups, results are further discussed. Besides advancing the understanding of the meaning of agritourism, this study carries important implications for the practice of agritourism

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Dr. K.Rajesh A STUDY ON PERCEPTION OF FARMERS IN AGRI-TOURISM IN TAMILNADU Global Journal For Research Analysis,Volume : 5 | Issue : 9 | September 2016

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