Policy and regulatory frameworks for agritourism development in India: A scoping review

Among the many verticals in India’s rich kaleidoscope of tourism services, agritourism offers a vivid rural experience to tourists. National and state-level tourism policies focused on agritourism play a pivotal role in its performance enhancement. Despite its potential, the country needs a foundati...

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Main Authors: Komal Jenifer Dsouza, Ankitha Shetty, Pooja Damodar, Jeet Dogra, Nachiket Gudi
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2283922
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description Among the many verticals in India’s rich kaleidoscope of tourism services, agritourism offers a vivid rural experience to tourists. National and state-level tourism policies focused on agritourism play a pivotal role in its performance enhancement. Despite its potential, the country needs a foundational framework through a National Tourism Policy. This missing link encouraged us to conduct a scoping review to synthesize and understand policy interventions in India aimed at promoting agritourism by following the guidelines espoused by Arksey and O’Malley. Individual policies of India’s states and union territories were synthesized to understand the significance of agritourism in the region. We also searched for scientific articles on Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar that focused on agritourism development through policy dimensions and regulatory frameworks. The results are presented through the lens of Carol Bacchi's framework. In the final review, 23 documents were included. Our findings reflect an urgent need to develop and implement policies that define strategic and financial support to encourage farmers to take up agritourism on their land. In addition, the development of agritourism policies must be followed by implementation and monitoring through definitive institutional mechanisms.
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spelling doaj-art-a9f6223a2d274ca38856d64c688d3bbc2025-08-20T03:44:14ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862024-12-0110110.1080/23311886.2023.2283922Policy and regulatory frameworks for agritourism development in India: A scoping reviewKomal Jenifer Dsouza0Ankitha Shetty1Pooja Damodar2Jeet Dogra3Nachiket Gudi4Research Scholar, Department of Commerce, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, IndiaDepartment of Commerce, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, IndiaResearch Scholar, Department of Commerce, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, IndiaIndian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (an autonomous body under of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India), Noida, IndiaPublic Health Evidence South Asia, Department of Health Information, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, IndiaAmong the many verticals in India’s rich kaleidoscope of tourism services, agritourism offers a vivid rural experience to tourists. National and state-level tourism policies focused on agritourism play a pivotal role in its performance enhancement. Despite its potential, the country needs a foundational framework through a National Tourism Policy. This missing link encouraged us to conduct a scoping review to synthesize and understand policy interventions in India aimed at promoting agritourism by following the guidelines espoused by Arksey and O’Malley. Individual policies of India’s states and union territories were synthesized to understand the significance of agritourism in the region. We also searched for scientific articles on Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar that focused on agritourism development through policy dimensions and regulatory frameworks. The results are presented through the lens of Carol Bacchi's framework. In the final review, 23 documents were included. Our findings reflect an urgent need to develop and implement policies that define strategic and financial support to encourage farmers to take up agritourism on their land. In addition, the development of agritourism policies must be followed by implementation and monitoring through definitive institutional mechanisms.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2283922agritourismpolicy interventionregulatory frameworksIndiascoping review
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policy intervention
regulatory frameworks
India
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title Policy and regulatory frameworks for agritourism development in India: A scoping review
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title_short Policy and regulatory frameworks for agritourism development in India: A scoping review
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policy intervention
regulatory frameworks
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scoping review
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