Agriculture, Environmental Services and Agro-Tourism in the Dominican Republic
| dc.creator | Catalino, Alejandro Herrera | |
| dc.creator | Lizardo, Magdalena | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T20:02:20Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T03:03:09Z | |
| dc.description | This paper analyzes the links between agriculture and tourism. A contingent valuation study assesses tourist's willingness to pay (WTP) for agro-tourism and agriculture's positive environmental services and related positive externalities. The paper analyzes factors influencing tourist preferences in the Dominican Republic (DR) -- tourist income, the local tourist destination, sex, and nationality stand out among these factors. Estimates are given for different WTP scenarios according to farming systems. The study argues that a well developed agro-tourism industry would result in a market mechanism generating additional income of US $251 to US $364 million annually. Agro-tourist activities would have the added benefit of promoting sustainable agricultural practices. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.12008 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/12008/files/01010087.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/12008 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/525565 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/12008 | |
| dc.title | Agriculture, Environmental Services and Agro-Tourism in the Dominican Republic | |
| dc.type | Text |