Significance of Rural Tourism Operated by Retiree Farmers

• 발행기관: 세계문화관광학회
• 저자명: Yasuo Ohe
• 간행물 정보: 『Conference Proceedings』9th International Joint World Cultural Tourism Conference 2008, 548~558쪽, 전체 11쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 관광학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2008.11.30

영문 초록

This paper examined the roles and significance of rural tourism activity undertaken by those farmers have retired from non-fanning jobs from a multifunctional perspective in Chiba, Japan. The results revealed that rural tourism activities by retirees could realize efficient and sustainable resource utilization of the farm and therefore enhance multifunctionality of agriculture. The main findings were the following. (1) The farming style of the study farm is small production of multiple products all year round, which increases opportunities for farming and farm-life experiences by local school children and urban visitors, although this type of fanning was not respected from a productivity-oriented farming perspective. (2) Providing fanning experience services makes it possible to utilize unused resources, including obsolete fanning techniques, in the farmyard. (3) All of these activities promote multifunctionality not only in terms of environmental functions such as land preservation, landscape formation and biodiversity, but also cultural and social functions such as recreational and educational functions. These results indicate that multifunctionality is not in parallel with the low productivity of retiree farmers and that rural tourism will be an effective and recommended activity for those farm-oriented people retired from non-farming occupations.

목차

ABSTRACT

Introduction

Study Design

Statistical Examination on Trend of Newcomers into Farming in Japan

Case Study on Rural Tourism Activity by Retiree Couple

Discussion

Conclusions

References

키워드

Rural Tourism Multifunctionality Of Agriculture Retiree Farming Educational Function Rural Resources Newcomers