DOOARS INDIA: A POTENTIAL PLACE OF FARM OR RURAL TOURISM: A REVIEW

Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 53

Abstract

Rural or Farm tourism is now a novel attraction area of the metro city people in India. Rural tourism is as an important tool for human development including employment generation, environmental and biodiversity development. The study was conducted at dooars area of Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Coochbehar District of West Bengal, India. The study was conducted during June, 2015 to November, 2015. The respondents were selected from rural people and from the tourist. Two different type samples were selected. One is from rural people and another is from tourist. The sample sizes were 200 in case of selection rural people and 50 in case of selection of tourist. The objective of the study was to identify the threat and opportunity of the dooars area for making farm or rural tourism place with the help of some review study. Descriptive research design was followed to obtain pertinent and precise information. It was found from the study that the dooars area of west Bengal had a potentiality to become an established rural tourism spot.

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GANESH DAS

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GANESH DAS (2016). DOOARS INDIA: A POTENTIAL PLACE OF FARM OR RURAL TOURISM: A REVIEW. International Journal of Agriculture Sciences, 8(53), 2715-2717. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-171202