Involving Rural Youth in Agroecological Nature-Positive Farming and Culinary Agri-Ecotourism for Sustainable Development: The Indian Scenario

Jai Chand Rana (), Ishwari Singh Bisht (), Prem Mathur, Carlo Fadda, Sarika Mittra, Sudhir Pal Ahlawat, Harinder Vishwakarma and Rashmi Yadav
Additional contact information
Jai Chand Rana: The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, NASC Complex, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 10012, India
Ishwari Singh Bisht: The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, NASC Complex, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 10012, India
Prem Mathur: The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, NASC Complex, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 10012, India
Carlo Fadda: The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Nairobi 24063, Kenya
Sarika Mittra: The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, NASC Complex, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 10012, India
Sudhir Pal Ahlawat: ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012, India
Harinder Vishwakarma: ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012, India
Rashmi Yadav: ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012, India

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 21, 1-27

Abstract: Industrial food systems produce most of the food that we consume globally today. But many observers acknowledge that industrial agriculture cannot be sustained in the long run. As such, agroecological practices that encourage sustainable farming practices with a focus on local markets and the local economy are being promoted more and more to change the way food systems work. The current research examines how rural youth can best be involved in food system transformation as a potential agent of change. The research considers the potential of payments for environmental services (PESs) in the study area. The economic potential of gastronomic agri-ecotourism in various traditional agricultural landscapes of different agroecosystems of India has also been investigated. Gastronomic agri-ecotourism has the potential to provide economic benefits to traditional agricultural landscapes and agroecosystems while also promoting sustainable tourism practices. The results of an exploratory study on rural youth participation in nature-friendly agroecological regenerative farming and culinary agri-ecotourism initiatives are presented in this paper in an effort to increase the sustainability of conventional farming and food systems. This study, which was carried out in four different agroecological settings in India, sheds light on the opportunities and problems faced by rural youth, as well as their motivations.

Keywords: agroecology; regenerative nature-positive farming; agri-ecotourism; culinary homestay tourism; youth in food system transformation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/21/9417/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/21/9417/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:21:p:9417-:d:1510017

Access Statistics for this article

Sustainability is currently edited by Ms. Alexandra Wu

More articles in Sustainability from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().