Examining the Economic Benefits of Agritourism: The Case of New Jersey

Brian J. Schilling, Kevin P. Sullivan and Stephen J. Komar

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2012, vol. 3, issue 1

Abstract: Many small American farms struggle to remain economically viable due to a confluence of global market dynamics, rising costs, and urbanization pressure. Agritourism is an increasingly popular form of alternative agriculture enterprise development designed to expand farm income, generally through fuller employment of existing farm resources. The economic significance of agritourism within the farm community, however, is not well understood. Existing literature is inconclusive about the importance of agritourism as a component of farm income. This paper examines the economic benefits of agritourism, using data from a statewide economic impact assessment in New Jersey. Results show broad variability across farm scales in terms of the relative reliance on agritourism as a source of farm revenue. A significant percentage of farms hosting agritourism were found to earn no immediate income from such activities, suggesting that some farmers may be motivated by either nonmonetary or deferred economic benefits from hosting agritourism.

Keywords: Agricultural Finance; Institutional and Behavioral Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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