DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS OF RURAL TOURİSM İN AZERBAİJAN

Abstract

The article delves into an examination of the position and significance of agritourism within the contextual framework of regional development in Azerbaijan. A focal point is placed on elucidating its consequential influence across diverse sectors of the national economy. Agritourism, as a pivotal agent, not only fortifies occupational opportunities but also amplifies the requisites for goods and services, concurrently invigorating both domestic and international relationships, thereby augmenting the market orientation of various sectors. The strategic integration and invigoration of agritourism endeavors within rural domains manifestly engender a pronounced and multiplicative impact on the socio-economic fabric of regional landscapes. In the discourse surrounding the harnessing of agritourism potential, it is imperative to discerningly direct attention towards facets of socio-economic and ecological sustainability, alongside the imperative exigency of safeguarding natural heritage. The principal axes for evaluating the sustainability of agritourism development encompass budgetary considerations, socio-economic and ecological sustainability, as well as the impetus for nature conservation, concurrently entwined with infrastructural augmentation. The article meticulously scrutinizes the extant state and prospective trajectories of agritourism development, particularly in relation to its instrumental role in regional socio-economic amelioration. It undertakes a nuanced analysis of the determinants shaping the evolution of this genre of tourism, expounding upon the intricate environmental considerations attendant to agritourism. Significantly, it discerns the role and situates agritourism within the socio-economic developmental matrix of regional demarcations, proffering insights into avenues for accentuating its catalytic role. A discerning examination of the reciprocal dynamics between the cadence and characteristics of agricultural development and the trajectory of agritourism development is executed, with a particular emphasis on innovative paradigms, promotional imperatives, and related determinants. The narrative extends its purview to underscore the consequential role of agritourism in the realization of the multifunctionality intrinsic to rural agriculture. Concomitantly, it articulates strategic imperatives geared towards reinforcing the salubrious role of tourism, with a pronounced emphasis on agritourism, in the purview of sustainable and harmonized regional development.