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Provedor de dados: 	Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)	
País: 	United States	
Título: 	Agriculture, Environmental Services and Agro-Tourism in the Dominican Republic	
Autores: 	Catalino,   Alejandro Herrera; Lizardo,   Magdalena.	
Data: 	2005-03-17	
Ano: 	2004	
Palavras-chave: 	Agriculture; Dominican Republic; Contingent valuation; Environment; Tourism; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.	
Resumo: 	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.	
Tipo: 	Journal Article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	15929

http://purl.umn.edu/12008	
Editor: 	AgEcon Search	
Relação: 	eJADE: electronic Journal of Agricultural and Development Economics&gt;Volume 1, Issue 1, 2004	
Formato: 	30

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