فهرست مطالب مهدیه قدیری معصوم

Today, agricultural tourism or agritourism is emphasized by focusing on a farm or agricultural business as a tourist destination with the goal of educational, recreational and job creation in rural areas. This type of tourism is a stimulus for the vulnerable rural economy and the needs of citizens who pay for their visits to or participation in farm activities, the direct purchase of agricultural products, and the familiarization with nature and indigenous people, which contribute to economic prosperity, job creation and prosperity. Villages will be. In the present study, its nature is applied and its method is descriptive-analytical, the explanation and identification of the factors affecting the development of rural tourism in rural areas is the goal of the research. The statistical population of the study consisted of three groups of officials and experts, locals and tourists. For each group, according to the Cochran formula, 34, 261 and 20 subjects were selected. The main focus of the data on the field method was collected through face-to-face questionnaires and interviews. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics methods such as mean and frequency and inferential statistics methods such as one-sample t-test, Chi-square and Chi-square, and Kruskal-Wallis were used. The findings show that factors such as housing provision for tourists, government incentive schemes, coordination between government agencies, awareness of farmers, and setting up private sector investment with a significant level of 0.30 and a positive amount of chi-square are the most important priorities. Effective in developing agricultural tourism in rural areas of Tehran province.

Agro-tourism and the development of farm-based tourism businesses have emerged as a creative and innovative approach to rural tourism, which exploits the potentials and capabilities of agricultural activities as unique opportunities for employment and development and poverty alleviation. The purpose of this study is to identify opportunities and areas for Agro-tourism development in rural areas of Tehran Province.

This is an applied research that adopts a descriptive-analytical approach. The statistical population of the study consisted of the rural areas of Tehran Province, of which 8 towns and three villages from each town were selected as the sample. Data collection was conducted using both library and field survey methods; however, the main focus of the research was on field studies, which involved a questionnaire and face-to-face interviews. The questionnaires were prepared for three groups of villagers, tourists, and officials separately. The sample size for villagers was determined using Cochran formula (n=261). Also, since the exact number of tourists and officials was not known, the sample size of these two groups was selected using purposive method (n=31 and n=20, respectively). Data were analyzed using descriptive (mean and frequency) and inferential statistical methods (Chisquare test, one-sample t-test and Mann-Whitney test).

The results suggest that government support and infrastructure improvement, the organization of local festivals related to farm products, the participation of tourists in harvesting, the direct presence of tourists in farming, job creation, and promotion of rural income levels are the most factors that influence Agro-tourism development in rural areas of Tehran Province. According to the results, showed all respondents agreed on the positive impact of the studied measures on Agro-tourism development.