Profitability of Virginia's Agritourism Industry: A Regression Analysis

Lucha, Christopher Ryan; Ferreira, Gustavo; Walker, Martha A.; Groover, Gordon Eugene

doi:10.1017/age.2016.12

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“…Moreover, the majority of researchers focused on previously developed agritourism destinations. Specifically, in the case of the United States, bed and breakfast and commercial farm tours became widespread in the 1980s and 1990s [18], and scholars conducted numerous studies on agritourism in developed tourist destinations [7,26,28]. Similar trends can be observed in Europe, Australia, and some Asian countries [10,[29][30][31][32][33][34].…”

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“…However, the pace of agritourism's growth in developing countries, especially in the South Asian countries, is delayed as compared with the pace of that in developed countries [1][2][3][4][5]. Agritourism development is primarily based on farmers' willingness [1,2] and the ability to establish the necessary infrastructure [6][7][8], as well as tourists' interest in visiting such attractions [9][10][11]. More specifically, agritourism development and sustainability depend on supply and demand factors and exploring those factors sheds light on the conditions for agritourism development from the supply and demand perspectives [10,12].…”

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A Review of Quantitative Studies in Agritourism: The Implications for Developing Countries

Bhatta

Ohe

2020

Tourism and Hospitality

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This study reviews the published quantitative literature in agritourism from the supply, demand, and both supply- and demand-side perspectives to determine the implications for agritourism in developing countries. A total of 85 quantitative papers were reviewed. Most studies in the literature concern developed countries, and the motivations and attributes of the actors in this field have been investigated thoroughly, whereas few researchers have focused on quality tourism and identity in agritourism. This study suggests that policymakers in developing countries should promote females, insist on maintaining the quality of the workforce, ensure the availability of credit or subsidies to farmers, and guide and monitor the planning and development of agritourism. Furthermore, connecting different stakeholders and minimising the adverse effects in society through innovation in agritourism may lead to sustainable agritourism.

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Section: Existing Reviewed Literature On Agritourismmentioning

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A Review of Quantitative Studies in Agritourism: The Implications for Developing Countries

Bhatta

Ohe

2020

Tourism and Hospitality

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“…These figures do not include the thousands of other, nonfarm establishments that fall under the definition of agritourism, including farm heritage sites and rural businesses providing agricultural or outdoor-related recreation activities. Farm owners enter the tourism industry motivated primarily by the opportunity to supplement existing income sources (Nickerson, Black, and McCool 2001; McGehee and Kim 2004; Barbieri 2010; George et al 2011; Lucha et al 2016), although nonfinancial reasons are also important motivators (Blank 2002; George et al 2011).…”

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Do Agritourism Visitors Care about Landscapes? An Examination with Producer-Level Data

Melstrom

Murphy

2017

Journal of Travel Research

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This article develops a random utility model of tourist demand for agritourism destinations. Prior research has largely focused on modeling the effect of visitor characteristics and demographics on the demand for agritourism. In contrast, we analyze cross-section data on producer-reported visits to measure the effects of destination attributes. This allows us to examine whether tourists choose destinations based on landscape attributes. The destination choice model is applied to agritourism demand in Oklahoma. We calculate elasticities from both conditional logit and Poisson interpretations of the model. The results provide no evidence that landscapes affect the demand for single-day sites, but do suggest local land use plays a role in the demand for overnight destinations.

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“…Research reported by other authors shows that agritourism has a significant and positive impact on the profitability of farms. The impact on profits is highest on small farms, which are the only source of income for their owners [81,82].…”

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The Essence of Agritourism and Its Profitability during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

Roman

Grudzień

2021

Agriculture

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The article aims to present the essence of agritourism in the literature regarding the subject of its profitability during the COVID-19 pandemic. To verify the goal, data from our own research was applied. The research was conducted in 2019 and 2020 with the exploratory survey method and an interview questionnaire. Thirty-two service providers running agritourism activities in randomly selected rural communes of the Podlaskie province (communes of Mielnik, Suchowola, Giby, Płaska, and Hajnówka) participated in the study. The Ward cluster analysis method was used to group the counties of the Podlaskie Province in terms of spatial differentiation in the development of agritourism. For this purpose, data provided by the Central Statistical Authority in Poland reported for 2019 and the primary data (research by M. Roman) was applied. In the first part of the article, the authors describe and explain the basic concepts of rural tourism and agritourism based on the literature. The figures were also quoted, for example, the number of agritourism farms in Poland and other European countries. The last part of the study provides the results of our own research. The study demonstrates that in 2020 agritourism was profitable, as the owners of the farms recorded a profit. The research confirms the massive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agritourism. During a pandemic, many people choose places with few people (e.g., rural areas). The research also considered the importance of innovation on agritourism farms and business profitability. The issues discussed in the study relate to current events—scientific studies examining the impact of COVID-19 on agritourism concern other countries; however, the authors were not able to find studies focusing on agritourism farms in Poland. A new element of methodology in this article was to organize the concepts of agritourism and to present the impact of coronavirus pandemic on the profitability of agritourism. It was also essential to present the classification of rural tourism. According to the authors of the study, the problems covered here are new and point to new trends in the development of agritourism during the pandemic.

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Profitability of Virginia's Agritourism Industry: A Regression Analysis

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A Review of Quantitative Studies in Agritourism: The Implications for Developing Countries

A Review of Quantitative Studies in Agritourism: The Implications for Developing Countries

Do Agritourism Visitors Care about Landscapes? An Examination with Producer-Level Data

The Essence of Agritourism and Its Profitability during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

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