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Dairy Tourism Model for Enhancing Farmers’ Income: A Niche Tourism Product from the Trans-Gangetic Plains of India


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1 College of Post Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Umiam 793 103, India
2 ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132 001, India
3 ICAR Research Complex for North-Eastern Hill Region, Barapani 793 103, India
4 ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram 695 017, India
 

This study aims to conceptualize dairy tourism as a niche tourism product. The main objective is to propose a dairy tourism (dairy tourist inclination) conceptual framework and empirically test the causal relationships of the same. The key contribution of the present study is the dairy tourism model. The findings of this study will help farmers and other stakeholders to plan and implement the concept effectively. The study also proposes dairy tourism as an additional income avenue for dairy farmers and a novel niche tourism product.

Keywords

Conceptual Framework, Dairy Tourism, Farmers’ Income, Model, Niche Tourism Product.
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Authors

Mahesh Bhimashankar Tengli
College of Post Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Umiam 793 103, India
B. S. Meena
ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132 001, India
Pampi Paul
ICAR Research Complex for North-Eastern Hill Region, Barapani 793 103, India
A. K. Dixit
ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132 001, India
P. S. Sivakumar
ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram 695 017, India

Abstract


This study aims to conceptualize dairy tourism as a niche tourism product. The main objective is to propose a dairy tourism (dairy tourist inclination) conceptual framework and empirically test the causal relationships of the same. The key contribution of the present study is the dairy tourism model. The findings of this study will help farmers and other stakeholders to plan and implement the concept effectively. The study also proposes dairy tourism as an additional income avenue for dairy farmers and a novel niche tourism product.

Keywords


Conceptual Framework, Dairy Tourism, Farmers’ Income, Model, Niche Tourism Product.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv125%2Fi4%2F401-406