Agrotourism as an Opportunity to Enhance the Development and Competitiveness of Rural Areas

Author(s):  
Kirill Postevoy ◽  
Paula Odete Fernandes ◽  
Olga Vitalevna Kosenchuk ◽  
Alcina Maria Nunes

Rural tourism increases income sources for rural residents, reduces rural population outflow, and preserves cultural traditions. This chapter considers development of agrotourism in a rural region like the Omsk region, and agrotourism potential of each Omsk district is assessed. To assess the agrotourism potential, integral and rating indicators were calculated using secondary data and the assessment of 40 experts. The analysis allowed a rating of Omsk's municipal districts. Based on the results, the Southern forest-steppe zone has the highest potential for the development of agrotourism. Several other districts present good conditions to increase the potential of agrotourism development. Some districts are distinct, but conditions for the development of agrotourism exist in all areas of the Omsk region.

Author(s):  
Gediminas Kuliešis ◽  
Lina Pareigienė

The concept of rural vitality often used to describe the rural areas as specific areas that are of particular significance not only for the region but also the country as a whole. Depending on the objectives investigated there are different indicators used to evaluate the vitality – one of them – rural residents social portrait. Purpose of the research is to identify the impact of changes of social portrait of rural residents on rural vitality. In this study, the indicators of general censuses of 2001 and 2011 were used to assess the social portrait of rural residents. The results showed that changes of social portrait of rural residents had both positive and negative trends on rural vitality. As positive trends should be mentioned rising higher grade educated, multilingual population, a rapidly improving life and living conditions in the rural areas compared with the townspeople. The trends adversely affected the vitality of rural areas are: depopulation, the growing share of elderly in the structure of the rural population, declining rural population’s entrepreneurship, decline of number of income sources and continued growth in the share of persons living of wage labor.


2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-41
Author(s):  
Nina Baković

AbstractAn approach to sustainable tourism through clusters is considered an appropriate strategy in less-developed rural areas of tourist-oriented countries, such as Croatia. This paper clarifies the key challenges of the development of tourism clusters in the region of Gorska Hrvatska and provides new data for an approach to sustainable rural tourism development. Using available secondary data from governmental bodies, non-governmental organizations, protected areas of Gorska Hrvatska, and primary data of the Lika Destination Cluster, the paper explores the key challenges of developing a cluster of tourism and selective forms of tourism. Most tourism clusters in Croatia have remained in the first phase of development for years, even though this approach has failed to to achieve significant results. The key benefits of networking and branding in rural areas are identified and defined, but these potentials are still largely underutilized. The objective of this study is to provide practical recommendations to the Croatian tourism industry on how to learn from the suggested best practices and how to implement them effectively. For that purpose, the case of sustainable tourism located in the Gorska Hrvatska region, called the Lika Destination Cluster is analyzed.


2008 ◽  
Vol 53 (No. 9) ◽  
pp. 421-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Ryglová

This paper deals with problems of rural tourism development. The works is focused on researching the situation in the area of rural tourism in the Czech Republic, on understanding the attitudes of entrepreneurial sphere and rural population to this entrepreneurship and mainly on the determination of limiting factors that prevent this form of tourism from a more distinctive development. Rural tourism in the Czech Republic is still in the initiating stage of its development and it is not as developed as in some countries in West Europe. This goal has been reached with the help of primary questionnaire inquiry among business and agricultural subjects in rural areas in the individual regions and the detail results of this questionnaire inquiry are enclosed to the following paper. These identified factors were mainly insufficient financial means and at the same time insufficient state assistance connected with this. Insufficient awareness of this support as well as its inaccessibility for small business appears to be a difficulty, too. From the other obstacles, we can mention the current legislation system, bureaucracy, the state of communication and tourist infrastructure, fears of neighbours’ intolerance and losing privacy and also unfamiliarity and little experience.


2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aygul Ismailova

Abstract The characteristic of the concept “rural areas” is widely different, varying from country to country. Similarly, Uzbek rural areas quite differ from Slovak ones. However, in both countries there is not applied a concrete national typology for the classification of rural areas. Therefore, the main aim of the paper is to identify the differences between the rural areas in Uzbekistan and Slovakia and to classify them using the rural - urban typology based on OECD methodology. In the selected countries the rural areas are mainly identified by the number of population living in the rural local units. According to the results of the classification by using the OECD methodology, in Uzbekistan the significantly rural areas prevail whereas in Slovakia, the intermediate ones dominate. However, there is not a big difference in the share of rural population between predominantly rural areas and intermediate ones in the Slovak Republic. In contrast to Slovakia, the number of rural residents in the intermediate rural areas in Uzbekistan is about three times lower than rural population in predominantly rural areas. There is not a predominantly urban area according to this methodology in Uzbekistan, however in Slovakia, Bratislava is the only region considered as predominantly urban area where only 2.2% of rural population from the total population reside.


2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-186
Author(s):  
Дафик Хафизов ◽  
Dafik Khafizov ◽  
Марсель Хисматуллин ◽  
Marsel Khismatullin

The article reflects the main statistical aspects characterizing the state of the modern market economy and the tourist industry. The dynamics of tourism development in Russia is analyzed, the potential of which is revealed on the example of the Republic of Tatarstan. The place of rural tourism in the development of rural areas is promoted, which contributes to the improvement of accomplishment of settlements, the development of engineering and social infrastructure; creation of new jobs; reduction of the level of unemployment in rural areas, growth of incomes of rural residents, development of small business, as well as increasing the ecological attractiveness of rural areas; increase the cultural and cognitive level of the rural population; replenishment of local budgets with additional funds. The problems of organization and cooperation in rural tourism have been identified, which impede the effective use of the tourist destination space. The most acute of them are: the underestimation of the importance of rural tourism in solving a number of national and regional problems, such as the preservation of small settlements, the cultural and historical heritage of the territories, rural life, increasing incomes, improving the living conditions of the rural population, streamlining the use of natural objects ; the absence of a national concept and a well-defined national policy for the development of rural tourism; acute shortage of financial and credit resources, difficulties in obtaining land for these purposes; inadequate degree of regulation of issues of interaction between hosts of guest houses with state, controlling, tax authorities.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 162-171
Author(s):  
A. Т. Tleuberdinova ◽  
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R. M. Ruzanov ◽  
X. Kulik ◽  
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The study was carried out within the framework of targeted funding of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Development of the concept and mechanisms of balanced territorial development of the economy and society of Kazakhstan." Methods - abstract-logical, monographic, graphical, comparative and cluster analysis. Results - in order to compare the living standards of rural areas of the country's regions, grouping of regions was carried out with justification of such indicators as growth rate of the number of rural residents; the share of the employed and self-employed in the total rural population; villagers' income; proportion of residents whose material well-being is below the subsistence level; share of expenses for food products and paid services. The results of the conducted cluster analysis are presented and groups of regions with similar living conditions, social security and characteristic problems are identified, which makes it possible to determine the main directions of regional policy for improving living standards in the countryside for each of them. Conclusions - the authors have developed recommendations for the implementation of measures aimed at increasing the level of livelihoods in rural areas that are of interest to regional and local government agencies, labor and social protection authorities in Kazakhstan, preparation of policy documents to improve the socioeconomic situation of rural residents.


Author(s):  
Anik Susanti ◽  
Nyimas Nadya Izana

Abstract This study aims to describe the diversification of livelihoods as a strategy achieved by the rural dweller to maintain and improve their standard of living. This issue is important to be studied in order to explore various alternative ways of the fundamental problem that is passed by them. There are four problems related to socio-economic life in rural areas, namely low labor productivity, land ownership that is getting narrower along with the large number of small farmers, relatively low household income and lower wages for agricultural laborers than construction and industrial workers. As a consequence, subsistence farming has weak prospects and cannot be relied on as the only source of livelihood for the rural population. Even though agricultural sector is no longer being promoted as a source of income, some rural residents continue to pursue farming while carrying out various supporting activities to fullfill their needs. In fact, there is a tendency for them to take advantage of the opportunities that exist in order to improve their standard of living. The rural population actually has various levels in maintaining the existence of life and increasing the standard of living of their household in accordance with the unique social, economic, ecological and cultural arrangements in an area. One of them is the focus of this research, namely the diversification of household livelihoods in rural areas in the context of rural-urban relations. We hope to find a formula that can support the capability of rural residents to diversify their livelihoods in response to urban development. To realize this goal, the research team has conducted investigations on: a portfolio of livelihood activities of rural small people in the context of the struggle for survival and improvement of their standard of living and (b) diversification of livelihoods carried out by small people in the context of rural-urban relations. Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan diversifikasi mata pencarian sebagai strategi yang dilakukan oleh penduduk pedesaan untuk mempertahankan dan meningkatkan taraf hidupnya. Isu ini penting untuk dikaji guna menggali berbagai alternatif cara dari permasalahan mendasar yang dilalui mereka. Ada empat masalah yang berkaitan dengan kehidupan sosial ekonomi di pedesaan, yaitu produktivitas tenaga kerja yang rendah, kepemilikan lahan yang semakin sempit seiring dengan banyaknya petani kecil, pendapatan rumah tangga yang relatif rendah dan upah buruh tani yang lebih rendah dibandingkan buruh bangunan dan industri. Akibatnya, pertanian subsisten memiliki prospek yang lemah dan tidak dapat diandalkan sebagai satu-satunya sumber mata pencarian penduduk pedesaan. Meskipun sektor pertanian tidak lagi digalakkan sebagai sumber pendapatan, sebagian penduduk pedesaan tetap bertani sambil melakukan berbagai kegiatan penunjang untuk memenuhi kebutuhan hidupnya. Bahkan, ada kecenderungan mereka memanfaatkan peluang yang ada untuk meningkatkan taraf hidupnya. Penduduk pedesaan sebenarnya memiliki berbagai tingkatan dalam mempertahankan eksistensi kehidupan dan meningkatkan taraf hidup rumah tangganya sesuai dengan keunikan tatanan sosial, ekonomi, ekologi dan budaya di suatu wilayah. Salah satunya yang menjadi fokus penelitian ini, yaitu diversifikasi mata pencarian rumah tangga di pedesaan dalam konteks hubungan desa–kota. Kami berharap dapat menemukan formula yang dapat mendukung kemampuan penduduk pedesaan untuk mendiversifikasi mata pencarian mereka dalam menanggapi pembangunan perkotaan. Untuk mewujudkan tujuan tersebut, tim peneliti telah melakukan investigasi terhadap: (a) portofolio kegiatan mata pencarian masyarakat kecil pedesaan dalam rangka perjuangan untuk bertahan hidup dan peningkatan taraf hidup mereka dan (b) diversifikasi mata pencarian yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat kecil di konteks hubungan desa–kota.


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 00088
Author(s):  
Gulnara Krupina ◽  
Niyaz Safiullin ◽  
Dzhaudat Faizrakhmanov ◽  
Chulpan Kurakova

The paper touches upon the relevant issue connected with the processes of digital transformation of the modern economy of the country. It describes the current state of development of informatization of rural areas and provides data on the use of information and communication networks in households of the Russian Federation, including urban and rural settlements. The data on the skills of working with a personal computer are analyzed by types of settlements of the Russian Federation. It is concluded that it is necessary to improve the computer literacy of rural residents of the country. As an example, it is proposed to use educational resources for mastering digital skills. A comparative analysis of the use of the Internet by urban and rural residents, including during the provision of electronic state and municipal services, is carried out. The fact of the presence of a digital inequality in the use of the network between cities and the villages is established. The factors of the formation of the digital divide between urban and rural population when receiving state and municipal services in electronic form are determined. The main reasons for the refusal to use the Internet for remote interaction of rural residents with public authorities during the provision of public services are found. The measures for the popularization and expansion of the system for the provision of electronic state and municipal services among rural population are proposed. As additional measures, the authors give recommendations to use the premises of local self-government bodies in rural areas as free access points to the Unified Portal of State and Municipal Services of the Russian Federation. The main direction of popularizing electronic interaction between rural population and state authorities is to conduct specialized digital literacy courses when receiving state and municipal services. It is proposed to scale up these courses at the regional and federal levels.


Author(s):  
A.V. Turyanskiy ◽  
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I.N. Merenkova ◽  
A.I. Dobrunova ◽  
A.A. Sidorenko ◽  
...  

The article justifies the need for a theoretical and methodological approach to the study of the life support of rural residents as a system that takes into account social, economic, environmental and institutional specifics. A model of life support of the rural population characterizing the structure of its components is presented. A methodological approach has been proposed and a system of indicators has been defined linking the use of resources to meet the basic needs of rural residents and the quality of their lives. Rural areas of the region were typed according to the level of life support of the population, which allowed to identify the degree of their differentiation.


Author(s):  
Hüseyin Çeken ◽  
Emine Yılmaz

Geographical data systems (GIS), which enable the creation of entities that are the subject of tourism, tourism planning, the identification of impact areas of tourism values, and the sustainable utilization of tourism entities, are data-collection and decision-making systems that can contribute to tourism planning and the development of tourism Recently, tourists' interests have shifted from sea-, sand-, and sun-focused tourism to alternative tourism types; one of which is rural tourism. With rural tourism, it is expected that economical and socio-cultural opportunities for people who live in rural areas can be improved. The realization of this provides the concept of rural development. Today, in Turkey, 36.40% of the whole population still live in rural areas and agricultural activities are the most important income sources. Therefore, it is possible to investigate rural tourism and rural development in the Turkish context. This chapter deals with suggestions in terms of rural tourism and rural development by using GIS.


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