Table 1 The index evaluation system of the integration level of agriculture and rural tourism.
Sector | Dimension | Variable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Agriculture | Foundation | Arable land area per capita (hectares / person) | Arable land area / The total population |
Grassland area per capita (hectares / person) | Grassland area / The total population | ||
Input | Proportion of households engaged in agriculture (%) | Proportion of households engaged in agricultural activities, regardless of farm income | |
Level of agricultural mechanization (%) | Including the mean levels of mechanization across three critical agricultural operations: mechanized soil preparation, mechanized seeding, and mechanized harvesting | ||
The role played by the village collective | Based on the proportion of families participating in the village collective and the annual income of the collective, a scoring system is applied: 0-10 | ||
Benefit | Regional suitability of crops | Scoring suitability based on the discrepancy between the actual local crop yield and its potential optimal yield, ranging from 1 to 10, with lower scores indicating a greater yield gap | |
Per capita annual income of rural residents (in Yuan) | The village total income / The village total population | ||
Number of agricultural products with a certification mark (Three Certifications and One Label) | “Three Certifications and One Label” is a certification System in China for non-polluted, green, organic agricultural products and geographical indication products | ||
Types of agricultural products preferred by tourists | Assessing the popularity of agricultural products based on sales volume | ||
Rural tourism | Foundation | The appeal of tourist destinations | The attractiveness of tourist attractions is determined by the sum of scores across all sites, with 5 A, 4 A, and 3 A attractions awarded 4, 3, and 2 points, respectively, and attractions below the 3 A level receiving 1 point |
Quantity of intangible cultural heritage items | Taking into account the number of world, national, and provincial-level intangible cultural heritage items | ||
Proportion of high season duration in the annual calendar (%) | Peak tourist season length critically influences the tourism industry’s development in western Sichuan, a region marked by significant seasonality | ||
Input | Proportion of households involved in tourism (%) | Households participating in the tourism sector are defined as those containing at least one individual who is actively involved in tourism-related employment or entrepreneurship | |
Number of hotels and restaurants | Counting only hotels and dining establishments that are operational during standard business hours | ||
Number of agricultural experience activities offered to tourists | This indicator reflects the specific integration behaviors between agriculture and rural tourism | ||
Benefit | Annual tourist arrivals (persons) | This metric, being an estimation by the village leadership, may consequently exhibit variations from the actual data | |
Per capita annual tourism income (in Yuan)) | This metric, being an estimation by the village leadership, may consequently exhibit variations from the actual data | ||
Percentage of labor force returning to the village after the development of rural tourism (%) | This metric assesses the efficacy of tourism development in mitigating the outflow of labor from rural areas | ||
Level of integrated environmental management | Expert evaluation of village ecological resources for landscape esthetics and spatial optimization is scored on a 1-10 scale, indicating achievement levels |
