Table 1 Overview of major domestic and international studies on integrated agri-tourism development.
Classification | Author | Method | Subject | Main points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Concepts | Marques (2006) | Interview | Wine region of northern Portugal | Agritourism is a category of rural tourism, but with a different focus. Rural tourism focuses on the natural environment, while agritourism focuses on farmer participation |
Zhang(2009) | Theoretical analysis | China | Agri-tourism integration is a new type of agricultural service industry formed by the intersection of the primary and tertiary industries | |
Rainey et al. (2010) | Factor analysis | Arkansas Farm Operators and Landowners | Agritourism refers to all activities and industries in which the basic elements of the two industries are integrated to enhance the profitability of agribusinesses and farmers | |
Blekesaune et al. (2010) | Case study | Norway | Agritourism and rural tourism are similar in that agritourism is only a part of rural tourism | |
Ye (2014) | Theoretical analysis | China | Agri-tourism complex is actually a product of a high degree of integration between agriculture and tourism | |
Vasta et al. (2015) | Interview, questionnaire | Eastern Pacific Coast of the United States | Agri-tourism integration is a combination of commercial tourism and agriculture, and a new form of agricultural production and operation | |
Francesca et al. (2016) | Case study | Campania region, Italy | Role of green buildings for agritourism should be highlighted | |
Modes | Liu (1998) | Case study | China | Urban agriculture type, agricultural fairs, and other models |
Busby and Rendle(2000) | Case study | New Zealand, Europe, North America | “Company + farmers,” “farmers + farmers,” “share development system” and other models | |
Phillipet et al.(2010) | Theoretical analysis | Scotland | Demonstration of agritourism, authentic agritourism, non-working farm agritourism and other models | |
Liu et al. (2013) | Theoretical analysis | China | Youth agricultural science and technology science park, leisure landscape farm, agricultural culture tourism creative industrial park, and other models | |
Easton (2017) | Case study | Tuscany | Science education tourism landscape and ultra-modern consumer landscape models | |
Murthy (2010) | Multiple linear regression | India | Integration of agri-tourism can contribute to the growth of regional economic benefits | |
Zhang et al. (2015) | Coupled coordination evaluation model | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | Agriculture is lagging behind tourism development, and systemic incoherence hinders sustained regional economic development and tourism competitiveness | |
Xia et al. (2016) | Vector autoregressive model | China | Integration of tourism and agriculture is a relationship that promotes each other | |
Wang (2018) | Principal component analysis, coupled coordination model | Shanxi Province, China | Coupling and coordination of the two systems of agriculture and tourism in Shanxi Province gradually shifted from an initial serious disorder to an initial coordinated development | |
Qiu et al. (2021) | Coupled coordination evaluation model | Henan Province, China | Henan’s agricultural and tourism industries interact with each other, with increasing levels of integrated development and coordination | |
Gu et al. (2021) | Data envelopment analysis | Yellow River Basin, China | Overall high level of efficiency of agri-tourism integration in the Yellow River Basin region | |
Impacts | Davies et al. (1992) | Case study | Wales Farm, UK | Agritourism can contribute to the transformation of the agricultural industry while also increasing national tourism revenues |
Fang (2013) | Entropy method | South Dongting Lake Area, China | Integration of agriculture and tourism can create significant social and economic effects | |
Anderson (2018) | Value chain analysis | Tanzania | Agri-tourism integration can boost regional economic development and alleviate regional poverty | |
Lane et al. (2018) | Interview, gap analysis | Agritourism operators on small farms | Agri-tourism not only meets the diversified needs of tourists, but also absorbs surplus rural labor, thus generating an industrial economic multiplier effect | |
Zhang (2019) | Theoretical analysis | China | Agritourism integration is a breakthrough in rural revitalization and can promote the modernization of agriculture | |
Charles et al. (2020) | Semi-structured interviews, questionnaire method | Saint Lucia | Agri-tourism can extend the agricultural industry chain and accelerate the transformation, upgrading and industrialization of agriculture |
