Achieving sustainable development goals through agritourism in Algeria

Kamila Ait-Yahia Ghidouche (kaityahia@hotmail.com), Lamia Nechoud and Faouzi Ghidouche
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Kamila Ait-Yahia Ghidouche: EHEC Alger - École des Hautes Études Commerciales [École HEC Alger] = The School of Higher Commercial Studies [EHEC Algiers]

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Abstract: Purpose This paper aims to focus on the concept of agritourism and how its development and promotion can contribute to the achievement of a number of sustainable development objectives, including those related to reducing inequalities, fighting poverty, sustainable consumption and production and ensuring food security. Design/methodology/approach Professionals and experts in the fields of agriculture, aquaculture and tourism were interviewed to better understand the challenges of agritourism and how it could contribute to the achievement of sustainable development objectives in mountainous and arid regions. Findings The results highlight the environmental, economic and social benefits that can be derived from the practice of agritourism and how this can be a distinguishing feature for a country in which conventional tourism is struggling to develop. participation in farm life for various activities is a key element of any agritourism activity. The results also confirmed the various benefits of the practice, both for farmers and tourists and that it contributed directly to the achievement of certain objectives such as poverty alleviation, reduction of inequalities, food security and preservation of water resources. Research limitations/implications This research has certain limitations, the first being the fact that it is a qualitative study and the results cannot be extrapolated; second, it only took into account the point of view of a certain category of people, namely, experts and tourism professionals. Originality/value New elements were also identified, in particular, concerning certain perceived risks related to the practice of agritourism such as bio-piracy or damage to national heritage, as well as the appropriation and use of ancestral practices for commercial purposes by other countries.

Date: 2021-05-31
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Published in Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 2021, 13 (1), pp.63-80. ⟨10.1108/WHATT-08-2020-0092⟩

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DOI: 10.1108/WHATT-08-2020-0092

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