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Agri-tourism in Bangladesh: The Investment and Development Perspective

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Emphasis on the tourism industry can drive a nation towards sustainable development, whereas agri-tourism represents an excellent performer in a modern world. But in most countries, sustainable development features lack appropriate strategies to promote investment and development in agri-tourism. This study reviews data and information published by both the government and private sector and aimed to outline the investment and development scenario of agri-tourism in Bangladesh. The study finds that the main source of the rural peoples’ income can be agri-tourism. This tourism type can help to reduce poverty and develop the community peoples’ lifestyle in a sustainable manner. To ensure socio-cultural and economic advancements, agri-tourism development and investment policy support can help. Findings of this research show that agri-tourism can create job opportunities, can ensure a standard investment environment in rural areas and can support the development of infrastructures to considerably benefit both the rural and urban livelihood generation. The study also finds a number of important aspects such as input, output, outcome, and impact on sustainable tourism development from the application of the sustainability approach.

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  1. Environment and Sustainability Professional, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Polin Kumar Saha

  2. Department of Development Studies, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Shahida Akhter

  3. Tourism Consultants Network, The Tourism Society, London, UK

    Azizul Hassan

  4. Global Research and Marketing (GRM), Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Ashraful Alam Anas & Israt Jahan Shathi

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Saha, P.K., Akhter, S., Hassan, A., Anas, A.A., Shathi, I.J. (2021). Agri-tourism in Bangladesh: The Investment and Development Perspective. In: Hassan, A. (eds) Tourism in Bangladesh: Investment and Development Perspectives. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1858-1_15

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