AGRITOURISM AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRNJAVOR MUNICIPALITY

According to Despotović the benefits of the local community from agri-tourism development include better social infrastructure (schools, libraries, health care institutions, etc.). [...]the results of the research are summarized and recommendations are given for improving the tourist value of the destination. The following methods were used in this paper: -Description method used to describe the existing available resources in the municipality, ie mapped attractors during the research; -Mapping of potentials or attractors in the municipality included the identification of all natural and cultural attractions (natural beauties, architecture, customs, events, etc.), -Mapping of actors in the field of rural tourism in the municipality included the identification of existing and potential actors, ie agricultural farms and rural households, but also representatives of the public and civil sector who are active or potentially active in the field of tourism and rural tourism; -Statistical methods, ie the method of descriptive statistics for data processing, their presentation using graphs and tables. According to Eurogites, the offer within rural tourism in Europe is about 500,000 units, 5-6.5 million beds, of which 20% are units categorized as agritourism (Eurogites, 2016).