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International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD)
Special Issue on Modern Trends in Scientific Research and Development, Case of Asia
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Foreign Experience in the Development of Agricultural

Tourism and its Application in the Republic of Uzbekistan

Dilfuza Igamberdievna Abidova , Dilnoza Safarovna Umirova
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1 Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer,
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1,2 Department of Tourism and Service, TSUE Tashkent, Uzbekistan

ABSTRACT tourism, ecotourism, ethno-tourism, culinary tourism,
Agrotourism is agricultural tourism, classified as the geological tourism, and out-of-town recreation. Along with
activity of farmers providing services related to recreation the concept of agrotourism, there are such types of tourism as
and education of the population in order to sell agricultural rural, farm, soft, green, ecological. Agricultural tourism, rural
products and earn additional income (Purdue University, and farm tourism are often used as interchangeable and
USA). synonymous concepts. This is due to the fact that this
segment of the rural culture is the defining component of the
The tourism industry in the modern world is one of the tourism product. Today, agrotourism and rural tourism have
largest and most profitable dynamically developing sectors several definitions.
of the world economy. Tourism accounts for 10% of the
world's gross national product, investment, jobs and Agrotourism is often associated with rural tourism, but the
consumer spending. In the last decade, according to the concept of agrotourism is somewhat broader. It is possible to
United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), give a definition of agrotourism based on the Western
revenues from the tourism industry have been increasing approach to this concept, but taking into account the
annually with an average 7.9%, while the share of peculiarities of the Russian segment: "Agrotourism is a type of
agricultural tourism in the tourism sector of the economy is tourism that involves tourists visiting an operating farm
growing at an even higher rate. Tourism, which originated (hotel), agricultural enterprises or personal subsidiary farms
in the middle of the twentieth century in France and Italy, located in the countryside." The Russian difference from
today has a strong place in the economy of these countries. Western practice lies in the fact that personal subsidiary
Agrotourism has been developed not only in these plots, being sometimes the main source of family income, are
countries, but also in the USA, England, Spain, Germany, not registered as a farm, but they are able to provide tourists
Lithuania, Poland, Japan, Malaysia, etc. Agrotourism is a with all the benefits and excursion services as on a farm. In
sphere of tourism that begins to compete with resort and the above definition of agrotourism, it is important that the
cultural tourism, which is confirmed by practice foreign farm is active and main agricultural activity. The services
countries. provided by agrotourism are secondary (complementary),

allowing you to obtain stable competitive advantages
KEYWORDS: ethnographic, rural, ethno tourism, rural house, based on available resources.
rural work, agrotourism, rural tourism, MICE tourism, cultural
tourism, folk festivals The main characteristics of agrotourism are:
satisfaction of human needs associated with practical
INTRODUCTION participation in the production process, in the life of a
Austria can be considered as the ancestor of Agrotourism in rural family, as well as rural society;
Europe and it has developed its agriculture and picturesque satisfaction of human needs in the field of agricultural
alpine landscapes with small villages. It is believed that production or ethnography;
Agrotourism began its development in Europe in the first half satisfaction of emotional needs based on the desire for
of the 19th century, almost 200 years ago. This was marked direct contact with pets, satisfaction of the need
by the opening in France of the 1st Association of Agritourists associated with a rural atmosphere.
Agricolture et turisme. Recently, some tourists prefer to

spend their holidays in the countryside, where they can spend Data collection and research findings.
several weeks living in village houses, getting to know the However, agrotourism has become an attractive way of
rural way of life, with the local culture and local customs, spending leisure time for tourists outside the traditional
taking part in traditional rural work. This type of tourism is beach and hotel. The World Tourism Organization, assessing
chosen by those tourists who have already experienced a lot the state of agrotourism, and being one of the areas of
and want variety. Most of them are often residents of large ecological tourism, indicates that it has combined various
cities who are tired of constant work stress and the hectic types of recreation, developing at a very rapid pace abroad
pace of city life. They want to spend their vacation in a calm and being one of the five main strategic directions for the
environment away from the bustle of the city. This type of development of world tourism until 2020. In the developed
recreation is distinguished by the use of natural, agricultural countries of Europe, rural tourism is very popular and ranks
and other kind of resources in the countryside. [1]. second after beach tourism, bringing about 20-30% of the
total income from the tourism industry. Currently, there are
Data and methodology. Agrotourism, depending on the several main models of Agrotourism in the EU:
motivation of the consumer, can be classified into rural

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