{"id":276,"date":"2019-10-17T11:17:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T09:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/tourismeetdeveloppement\/?p=276"},"modified":"2019-10-17T11:18:25","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T09:18:25","slug":"agritourism-in-ghana-towards-a-revaluation-of-rural-areas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/tourismeetdeveloppement\/2019\/10\/agritourism-in-ghana-towards-a-revaluation-of-rural-areas-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Agritourism in Ghana: Towards a revaluation of rural areas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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– Eug\u00e9nie Jost et J\u00e9r\u00f4me K\u00fcffer<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What is agritourism?<\/span><\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u00ab Agritourism is defined as an alternative form of tourism, which involves tourists travelling to farm settings for the purposes of recreation or education, and thus brings additional benefits to the farmer, environment and the local community\u201d. (Arroyo et al.,2013)<\/p>\n

At a time marked by the challenge of preserving the environment, the type of tourism practices that people want to participate in is influenced by their beliefs: \u00abLe tourisme lie? a? l\u2019agriculture est trop peu exploite?. Il apporte un e?norme be?ne?fice d\u2019image pour le territoire. Il renvoie a? un certain ide?al de vie<\/em> \u00bb (Durrande-Moreau, A., 2017). Although extreme forms of green tourism still represent a form of alternative tourism, these projects are booming around the globe.<\/p>\n

Agritourism, still underdeveloped in Ghana bit has a strong growth potential. Like many countries with a booming economy, it is experiencing a strong rural exodus \u00ab la de?gradation de l\u2019environnement chasse des millions de paysans pauvres vers les villes \u00bb (Bianco, J., 2019). In addition, the economic situation of rural population is difficult (CommodAfrica, 2019).<\/p>\n

What about tourism in Ghana?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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  • In Ghana, tourism is the fourth largest foreign exchange<\/strong> earner after gold, cocoa and remittances from abroad (Eshun, G., Tettey, C., 2014, p.83)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    • Ghana is ranked 117th out of 140 countries in terms of the overall travel and tourism<\/strong> competitiveness (Eshun, G., Tettey, C., 2014, p.83)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The benefits of agritourism<\/span><\/h2>\n

      Agritourism is a way for farmers to diversify their income and earn financial incentives<\/strong> through this mix of agriculture and tourism.
      \nChantell van Niekerk (2013) was interested in the benefits of agritourism in South Africa. She notes that, in addition to creating a additional income for the farm family, agritourism \u201ccan promote economic growth by linking different economic activities while enhancing the conservation of the environment by<\/p>\n

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      encouraging low impact agriculture which responds to the tourist\u2019s quest for an authentic rural product\u201d (Van Niekerk, C., 2013, p. 51). The different testimonies of the farmers also noted the fact that \u201cagritourism destinations could act as an offset point for some of the local farmers\u2019 produce, which may extend the benefits to other surrounding businesses\u201d (Van Niekerk, C., 2013, p. 139).<\/p>\n

      The figure 1 illustrates the placement of agritourism in the overall tourism industry within the South African context.<\/p>\n

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      Position of agritourism in the South African context (Van Niekerk, C., 2013, p. 42)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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      How about in Ghana?<\/span><\/h2>\n

      According to Ghana\u2019s 2010 population census, there are about 24.22 million inhabitants in the country, and 56.2% of them live in rural areas.<\/strong> In Africa, young people are less and less interested in agriculture. This is due to bad returns on investment and hard work due to the lack of new technologies. The agritourism could give these young people a taste for agriculture.<\/p>\n

      Adjeikrom Cocoa Tour<\/span><\/h2>\n

      The Adjeikram Cocoa Tour Facility (ACTF)<\/strong> provides three main attractions: Cocoa Tour, Mountain Hiking and Village Tour. This tour takes visitors through the entire process. According to a study conducted in 2013 by Eshun and Tettey \u201c67% (out of 50 respondents) stated that the community is endowed with \u2018very good\u2019 agritourism resources \u00bb. The impact of agritourism in this region has been noted to be beneficial for farmers. All of their cocoa production has increased thanks to the help of tourism associations that have helped them financially as well as trained them on the modern methods of cocoa production. Farmers \u201cstated that their families benefit from ACTF by some of them being employed as tour guide, providing accommodation, and selling agriproducts and foodstuff to tourists \u00bb. (Eshun, G., Tettey, C., 2014, p.92).<\/p>\n

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      J\u00e9r\u00f4me K\u00fcffer and Eug\u00e9nie Jost<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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      Questions de recherche : Agritourisme au Ghana<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      Par les deux ressources que nous avons pu e?tudier : La fe?ve de cacao (principale ressource e?conomique du pays) et le cafe?, nous nous sommes rendus compte que ces richesses ghane?ennes n\u2019e?taient pas assez mises en avant. Notre inte?re?t pour l\u2019agritourisme au Ghana e?tait une e?vidence. Comme nous avons pu le mentionner, plus de 55% de la population ghane?enne travaille dans les milieux ruraux et ce me?me pays est classe? 117e?me sur 140 pays en matie?re de compe?titivite? touristique. Le paralle?le n\u2019e?tait pas complique?. Pourquoi ne pas user de cette force rurale et cre?atrice de ressources (financie?res et touristiques) pour exploiter et dynamiser l\u2019agritourisme ? De plus, l\u2019exode rurale est un fle?au pour le pays. Cette branche d\u2019activite? permettrait de balancer cette tendance et de stimuler les jeunes a? rester dans les diverses plantations familiales tout en y ajoutant une source de renouveau.<\/p>\n

      L\u2019exercice ne nous laissant pas libre choix du nombre de mots, nous n\u2019avons pu e?voquer tous les points qui nous semblaient inte?ressants et pertinents. Voici les diverses questions qui nous paraissent visiter l\u2019ensemble des interrogations lie?es a? l\u2019implantion de l\u2019agritourisme au Ghana.<\/p>\n

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      • Quelles formes d\u2019agritourisme ple?bisciter au Ghana?<\/li>\n
      • Par quels moyens les milieux ruraux peuvent e?tre valorise?s?<\/li>\n
      • L\u2019agritourisme est-il une solution a? l\u2019exode rural?<\/li>\n
      • Quelles sont les attentes des consommateurs souhaitant expe?rimenter l\u2019agritourisme et quel public viser ?<\/li>\n
      • \u00de \u00a0Par quels canaux atteindre le public-cible? (Agences de voyage; site web, etc.)<\/li>\n
      • Quel mode\u0300le d\u2019agritourisme : quelle part de tourisme et quelle part d\u2019agriculture?<\/li>\n
      • Le Ghana se lance dans la production de son chocolat : e?tablir des partenariats avec des chocolatiers suisses ?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        J\u00e9r\u00f4me K\u00fcffer and Eug\u00e9nie Jost<\/p>\n

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        Bibiliography<\/span><\/h2>\n

        Image bandeau de l’article : Ghana Cocoa Tour. https:\/\/www.ghanacocoatours.com\/interactiveicocoa-farm-tour, last accessed 04\/06\/2019<\/p>\n

        Image article : The benefits of agritourism: Two case studies in the Western Cape. Thesis, Stellenbosch University, p. 42. https:\/\/scholar.sun.ac.za\/handle\/10019.1\/80008, last accessed 04\/06\/2019.<\/p>\n

        Durrande-Moreau,A.,Courvoisier, F.& Bocquet,A.-M. (2017).Le nouvel agritourisme inte?gre?, une tendance du tourisme durable. Te?oros. https:\/\/journals.openedition.org\/teoros\/300, last accessed 27\/05\/2019.<\/p>\n

        Bianco, J. (2019). L\u2019exode rural : un de?fi pose? aux pays en de\u0301veloppement. Mouvement pour une organisation mondiale de l’agriculture (Momagri). https:\/\/www.momagri.org\/FR\/articles\/L-exode-rural- un-defi-pose-aux-pays-en-developpement_162.html, last accessed 04\/06\/2019.<\/p>\n

        CommodAfrica. (2019). Financement du secteur agricole au Ghana : un gap de $40 millions. Ghana \u2013 Agriculture. Agro-Agri-Afrique de l\u2019Ouest. https:\/\/www.commodafrica.com\/03-04-2019-financement- du-secteur-agricole-au-ghana-un-gap-de-40-millions, last accessed 04\/06\/2019.<\/p>\n

        Sharpley, R. & Vass, A. (2006). Tourism, farming and diversification: an attitudinal study. Tourism Management. https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0261517705001706?via%3Dihub,last accessed 04\/06\/2019.<\/p>\n

        Eshun, G., Tettey, C. (2014). Agrotourism development in Ghana: A study of its prospects and challenges at Adjeikrom Cocoa Tour Facility. In: Szyman?ska, D. and S?roda-Murawska, S. editors, Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, No. 25, Torun?: Nicolaus Copernicus University Press, pp. 81\u201399. Http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2478\/bog-2014-0031, last accessed 04\/06\/2019.<\/p>\n

        Van Niekerk, C. (2013). The benefits of agritourism: Two case studies in the Western Cape. Thesis, Stellenbosch University. https:\/\/scholar.sun.ac.za\/handle\/10019.1\/80008, last accessed 04\/06\/2019.<\/p>\n

        Arroyo, G.,Barbieri, C., & Rozier, S. (2013). Defining agritourism: a comparative study of stakeholders\u2019 perceptions in Missouri and N. Caro- lina. Tourism Management, Elsevier Ltd, Volume 37, pp. 39-47. https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0261517712002427?via%3Dihub, last accessed 05\/06\/2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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