Reflections on learning experience for self-management: The concepts and practices of Sanam Chai Khet Organic Agricultural Group, Chachoengsao province, Thailand

Organic viticulture as an important aspect of conserving biodiversity in Crimean agrocenoses

“…So, it can be seen that organic viticulture results in conservation and enhancement of species and landscape biodiversity in agrocenoses. Besides, modern trends of ecological research in connection with climatic changes and antropogenic load, including organic agriculture, imply formation of a new world outlook, with an emphasis to distribution of such approaches as sustainability of an agroecosystem, agriculture raisonnée, integral pest management (IPM) and precision viticulture [8,9]. All this envisages minimization of synthetic protection, exclusively for situations of urgent need, and relying on natural selfregulated processes taking place in an agroecosystem.…”

Rural Tourism and Environmental Sustainability—A Study on a Model for Assessing the Developmental Potential of Organic Agritourism

“…Udomwech et al [33] put forth several directions for developing organic agriculture: (1) utilizing group system management for empowerment and development; (2) creating an organic agricultural source and a means to transport safe food from a family to society; (3) creating a balance between life, nature, and ecosystems; (4) maintaining resources and plants and inheriting local wisdom and cultures; (5) promoting sustainable development through self-adaptation, rights protection, and network innovation. Chen et al [34] investigated the key factors of success in organic agriculture and found that in addition to government regulations, in terms of production and sales, increasing the competitiveness of a product and delving into the organic agricultural products market are important factors as well.…”

“…According to the aforementioned statements pertaining to analyses of business modes and tourism development potential, even though organic agritourism is closely associated with the environment and various stakeholder such as visitors, communities, and residents, Taiwan's farmland size per farmer is rather small, and hence, communities serve as the core unit in organic agritourism development, which maintains the sustainability of organic and non-toxic environments. Therefore, an organic agritourism development model should consist of four features as follows: (1) the attractiveness of resources: Based on the core concept of value creation, resources are utilized efficiently to generate attractions for visitors from organic agriculture, leisure, and humanistic and natural environment resources [28][29][30][31][32][33]35,36]. In this regard, five sub-criteria were delineated for the attractiveness of resources criterion: organic agricultural resources, leisure and recreational resources, natural environment resources, farm-based stress relief and leisure, and village-based cultural heritage.…”

“…Therefore, five sub-criteria were delineated for this criterion: transport accessibility, brand awareness, diversity of resources, distinctiveness of landscapes, and integration with other recreational areas. (3) Community development capabilities: Organic agritourism is a mode of regional development achieved through co-creations and consensuses within communities, the acquisition of relevant resources, the integration of organic agriculture and leisure agriculture, the development of relevant industries, and the marketing of innovative themes and excellent services to customers and residents, in addition to obtaining their identification [30,[32][33][34][35][36]. Therefore, seven sub-criteria were devised for the community development capabilities criterion: capabilities of achieving community consensus, community development capabilities, innovative capabilities for tourism, marketing capabilities for tourism, resource acquisition capabilities, industrial connection capabilities, and excellent service capabilities.…”

“…Therefore, seven sub-criteria were devised for the community development capabilities criterion: capabilities of achieving community consensus, community development capabilities, innovative capabilities for tourism, marketing capabilities for tourism, resource acquisition capabilities, industrial connection capabilities, and excellent service capabilities. (4) The creation of diverse values: Creating stakeholder value, including diverse values for visitors, residents, communities, and environmentally sustainable developments [25,26,28,29,33,35]. The creation of value serves as the basis for sustainable development.…”