Ключевые слова: агротуризм; развитие; территориальная организация; возможности; кри-
терии; Карагандинская область.
UDC 911.3:796.5(658)
Plokhikh R. V.
AGROTOURISM OF KARAGANDA REGION:
OPPORTUNITIES AND PROBLEMS FOR DEVELOPMENT
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Al-Farbi KazNU),
71 Ave. Al-Farabi, MAB 6, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan. roman.plokhikh@kaznu.kz
Abstract. Agrotourism is associated with modern expansion kinds of tourism, which are popular
in many countries of the world. Opportunities for its development in Kazakhstan are not yet fully
understood, which makes researches in this direction very urgent. A brief description of the ad-
ministrative districts according to the potential for the agrotourism development are presented.
The results of an assessment of opportunities for development and territorial organization of
agrotourism based on crop production and livestock sector are shown. All opportunities are
grouped according to the following areas: households and the business sector. To study the busi-
ness sector, the following criteria are recommended: profitability or unprofitability of enterprises;
support of employment for rural population; the quality of work places; links with the local re-
source base; fitting of agrotourism enterprises in the structure of the local economy; spatial inte-
gration of local community. It is noted that the economy and business spheres of Karaganda
region are not ready for the development of agrotourism. The factual materials that confirm this
conclusion are presented.
Кeywords: agrotourism; development; territorial organization; opportunities; criteria; Karaganda
region.
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