2022 年 32 巻 3 号 p. 123
Agritourism is being mentioned as a useful alternative activity for income growth on farms and rural development. Therefore, agritourism is increasing quickly worldwide and one of the most significant supplementary income sources for farmers. The study deals with the development of agritourism in Samarkand, and it is based on several scientific researchs and statictical data as well as there is a great opportunity for agritourism activities. There is a need to increase the economic potential of rural areas and it is necessary to create modern activities on fermers and also ensure their sustainable development. Samarkand has extremely favorable conditions for many forms of tourism, especially for agritourism. The main purpose of the study is to identify the current situation and issues of sustainable development of agritourism in Samarkand Region, Uzbekistan. There are 10 fermers carry out agritourism in Samarkand. We conducted a survey on all 10 of these fermers as well as surveyed 100 random selections from fermers that do not carry out agritourism in Samarkand Region. The collected data were analysed using Logistic regression model and t statistic to estimate the probability of participation of fermers in agritourism. The results show that there are significant socio-economic differences among agritourism and non-agritourism fermers, as well as only 0.10% of fermers are already engaged in agritourism, and they earned additional income from agritourism, and they are, as well as they plan to offer more agritourism activities for tourists. Out of 110 fermers, 46 fermers plan to participate in agritourism and aim to earn additional income in the future. As shown in the results, fermers in Samarkand are undergoing many challenges to participation in agritourism, such as lack of knowledge on agritourism, lack of financial assistants, poor infrastructure, lack of marketing, inadequate Government support, and a low number of tourists.
