Agro-tourism: a literature review

Abstract

For many centuries, the agricultural sector has been considered an important sector of the economy. Over a while, the contribution of this sector to economic growth has declined for various reasons. These reasons include rapid industrialization, migration to the urban areas, more focus on white-collar jobs, and a decline in agricultural land resulting in the downfall in the farmer’s income. Governments across the globe, in general, and especially in developing economies, are exploring various ways to increase the income of rural households.

Agro-tourism has emerged as an important way to increase farmers’ income globally. Governments are implementing various policies to promote agro-tourism activities. In recent years, this concept has captured the interest of scholars, practitioners, and policymakers and further resulted in the growth of research in this field. This study presents a review of the literature in the field of agro-tourism. The literature for the study was collected from the Scopus database using specific keywords. Research studies published in the last 20 years were collected for the review. The study results show a significant growth in the literature in the field of agro-tourism across the globe.