Mobilizing the role of local foods in rural destination: opportunities and challenges in community development

Many past literatures acknowledge that tourism industry in rural destination has generates various economic benefits to the local communities. In tourism aspects, rural destinations tend to sell common attributes such as nature, historical sites, natural landscape and cultural heritage. Current rese...

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Main Authors: Abdul Raji, Mohd Nazri, Abdul Karim, Muhammad Shahrim, Che Ishak, Farah Adibah, Arshad, Mohd Mursyid
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58760/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58760/1/35-13.pdf
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author Abdul Raji, Mohd Nazri
Abdul Karim, Muhammad Shahrim
Che Ishak, Farah Adibah
Arshad, Mohd Mursyid
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Che Ishak, Farah Adibah
Arshad, Mohd Mursyid
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description Many past literatures acknowledge that tourism industry in rural destination has generates various economic benefits to the local communities. In tourism aspects, rural destinations tend to sell common attributes such as nature, historical sites, natural landscape and cultural heritage. Current research has found that local food at the rural destination helps to promote destination awareness, form destination identity, create tourist activity and contribute to tourist satisfaction and experience. Local food in rural destination not only satisfy hunger, but also provides a major component of intangible heritage and become increasingly important attraction for tourists. By participating in local food activities, it gives the opportunity to identify closely the different culture and identity of a rural destination. Integrating rural destination and local food system provides new opportunities for the local communities to increase economic development, promote the cultural heritage and respond to the demand for unique dining experience. Thus, local food can be used as a tool to developed economies in rural destination. Therefore, this conceptual paper provides the understanding of the benefits that local food provides to local communities particularly at rural destinations.
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spelling upm-587602018-02-02T01:54:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58760/ Mobilizing the role of local foods in rural destination: opportunities and challenges in community development Abdul Raji, Mohd Nazri Abdul Karim, Muhammad Shahrim Che Ishak, Farah Adibah Arshad, Mohd Mursyid Many past literatures acknowledge that tourism industry in rural destination has generates various economic benefits to the local communities. In tourism aspects, rural destinations tend to sell common attributes such as nature, historical sites, natural landscape and cultural heritage. Current research has found that local food at the rural destination helps to promote destination awareness, form destination identity, create tourist activity and contribute to tourist satisfaction and experience. Local food in rural destination not only satisfy hunger, but also provides a major component of intangible heritage and become increasingly important attraction for tourists. By participating in local food activities, it gives the opportunity to identify closely the different culture and identity of a rural destination. Integrating rural destination and local food system provides new opportunities for the local communities to increase economic development, promote the cultural heritage and respond to the demand for unique dining experience. Thus, local food can be used as a tool to developed economies in rural destination. Therefore, this conceptual paper provides the understanding of the benefits that local food provides to local communities particularly at rural destinations. Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58760/1/35-13.pdf Abdul Raji, Mohd Nazri and Abdul Karim, Muhammad Shahrim and Che Ishak, Farah Adibah and Arshad, Mohd Mursyid (2017) Mobilizing the role of local foods in rural destination: opportunities and challenges in community development. In: Graduate Research in Education Seminar (GREduc) 2017, 16 Dec. 2017, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (pp. 83-88).
spellingShingle Abdul Raji, Mohd Nazri
Abdul Karim, Muhammad Shahrim
Che Ishak, Farah Adibah
Arshad, Mohd Mursyid
Mobilizing the role of local foods in rural destination: opportunities and challenges in community development
title Mobilizing the role of local foods in rural destination: opportunities and challenges in community development
title_full Mobilizing the role of local foods in rural destination: opportunities and challenges in community development
title_fullStr Mobilizing the role of local foods in rural destination: opportunities and challenges in community development
title_full_unstemmed Mobilizing the role of local foods in rural destination: opportunities and challenges in community development
title_short Mobilizing the role of local foods in rural destination: opportunities and challenges in community development
title_sort mobilizing the role of local foods in rural destination: opportunities and challenges in community development
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58760/
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