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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension
  2. leisure, recreation and tourism
  3. tourism
  4. agritourism
  1. Fields of Study
  2. industrial organization and market structure
  3. industry
  4. service industry
  5. tourism
  6. agritourism
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. industrial organization and market structure
  3. industry
  4. service industry
  5. tourism
  6. agritourism

Preferred term

agritourism

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A form of commercial enterprise that links agricultural production and/or processing with tourism in order to attract visitors onto a farm, ranch, or other agricultural business for the purposes of entertaining and/or educating the visitors and generating income for the farm, ranch, or business owner.

    Source: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, USDA

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • agricultural tourism
  • agritainment
  • agri-tourism
  • agrotourism
  • farm tourism

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/301118

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