Farmers' participation decisions regarding agro-tourism activities in Norway

Authors: Loureiro, Maria L.; Jervell, Anne Moxnes

Source: Tourism Economics, Volume 11, Number 3, September 2005 , pp. 453-469(17)

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Abstract:

This paper assesses the roles played in the adoption of agro-tourism activities in Norway by socio-demographic factors, the financial situation of the farm household, and the productive orientation and physical location of the farm. Rural tourism activities in Norway fall into two broad categories: (a) licensing of fishing and hunting rights and (b) letting of rooms on the farm, huts and cabins, and the provision or direct selling of food to travellers. The results of the analysis indicate that factors such as the size and the location (rural or semi-rural) of the farm play a statistically significant and more important role in the decision to license fishing and hunting rights than in the development of other agro-tourism activities on the farm. On the other hand, socio-demographic factors, such as the presence of a female partner in the household and the age of the main farm operator, play a statistically significant role in the adoption of on-farm agro-tourism activities.

Keywords: AGRO-TOURISM; HUNTING AND FISHING; DIVERSIFICATION; FARMING; NORWAY

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000005774353015

Publication date: 2005-09-01

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Tourism Economics, published bimonthly, is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the economics and finance of tourism worldwide. Articles address the components of the tourism product (accommodation; restaurants; merchandizing; attractions; transport; entertainment; tourist activities); and the economic organization of tourism at micro and macro levels (market structure; role of public/private sectors; community interests; strategic planning; marketing; finance; economic development).
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