Opportunities for development and territorial organization of agritourism in the Karaganda oblast

Abstract

Agritourism is associated with modern expansion kinds of tourism,
which are popular in many countries of the World. Opportunities for its development
in Kazakhstan haven’t absolutely clear which makes researches
in this direction very urgent. A brief description of the administrative districts
according to the potential for the agritourism development are presented.
The results of opportunities assessment for development and territorial
organization of agritourism based on crop production and livestock
sector are shown. All opportunities according to the following areas are
grouped: households
and business sector. For study of business sector the
following criteria are recommended: profitability or unprofitability
of enterprises;
support of employment for rural population; the quality of work
places; links with local base of resources; refinement of the agritourism
enterprises in local economy structure; spatial integration of local community.
It is noted that the economy and business spheres of Karaganda
region’s are not ready for agritourism development. Factual materials that
confirm this conclusion are presented.