Abstract
The agro-tourism activity in Desa Wawasan Nelayan is a new product of agro-tourism in Malaysia organized by Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia. Local community involvement is important to the success of this agro-tourism programme. The main objective of this paper is to investigate the level of involvement of Desa Wawasan Nelayan community in agro-tourism activities. The data of this study is obtained from a survey of two Desa Wawasan Nelayan villages. A total of 220respondents were randomly selected to answer the questionnaire and the data was analyzed using the SPSS software.Based on this study, the overall mean score for level of involvement in agro-tourism activities in both states were moderate. However, both villages were found to have the highest mean score on involvement in environmental conservation activities and about their concern on the cleanliness of their village.The study recommends that more efforts should be taken by Desa Wawasan Nelayan community to be involved in agro-tourism activities that will significantly impact the local economy, social, and environment, and as a result will empower and support the cohesion of the community.
Highlights
Agro-tourism refers to the leisure activities organized by farming communities for tourists (Eduardo and Francisco, 2006)
The main objective of this paper is to investigate the level of involvement of Desa Wawasan Nelayan community in agro-tourism activities
A total of 220respondents were randomly selected to answer the questionnaire and the data was analyzed using the SPSS software.Based on this study, the overall mean score for level of involvement in agro-tourism activities in both states were moderate. Both villages were found to have the highest mean score on involvement in environmental conservation activities and about their concern on the cleanliness of their village.The study recommends that more efforts should be taken by Desa Wawasan Nelayan community to be involved in agro-tourism activities that will significantly impact the local economy, social, and environment, and as a result will empower and support the cohesion of the community
Summary
Agro-tourism refers to the leisure activities organized by farming communities for tourists (Eduardo and Francisco, 2006). Agro-tourism includes activities such as visiting the farms and villages to see the beauty of local culture and participate in farming daily activities. According to Richard and Hall(2000), the farming communities have the potential to become famous destinations as a natural landscape or factor in attracting the tourists to an area. Life style of different groups of people from one area to another can be a unique tourism product. Agro-tourism is the focus of this study because it is considered as one of the tools that can contribute significantly on rural communities. The focus is on the fishermen community
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