Does agritourism strengthen rural household economies? Participation, enterprise capabilities and economic outcomes in Uzbekistan

Aslam, Muhammad Umar

Иқтисодиёт ва туризм · 2026-yil

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Agritourism is increasingly promoted as a farm-diversification strategy, yet empirical evidence from Central Asia remains limited. This study examines whether agritourism participation and enterprise capabilities are associated with stronger perceived economic outcomes among rural respondents in Uzbekistan. The analysis uses a cross-sectional household survey of 500 respondents, comprising 214 agritourism participants and 286 non-participants. Economic outcomes are captured through a five-item Economic Impact Index (Cronbach’s alpha = .884) covering perceived income improvement, diversification of income sources, financial stability, savings and poverty reduction. Group differences are assessed using reported descriptive statistics and a Mann–Whitney test, while a multiple linear regression evaluates the conditional associations of agritourism intensity, revenue, tourist numbers, marketing effectiveness, technology adoption, access to finance, government support and training availability. Participants reported a higher mean Economic Impact Index than non-participants (3.96 versus 3.48). The reported rank-based comparison was statistically significant (U = 21,438; Z = -6.47; p < .001; r = .29), while an additional standardized mean-difference calculation from the reported group summaries gives Hedges’ g = 0.67 (95% CI: 0.49–0.85). In the multivariable model, agritourism intensity showed the largest standardized association (β = .312), followed by agritourism revenue (β = .221), marketing effectiveness (β = .169) and tourist numbers (β = .158). Access to finance, technology adoption and government support were also positively associated with the index, whereas training availability did not reach the conventional 5% significance threshold. The findings suggest that agritourism’s rural-economic relevance depends not only on participation but also on the capabilities that allow farms to convert visitor activity into marketable services and diversified income opportunities. Because the study is cross-sectional and the outcome is perception-based, the results should be interpreted as associations rather than causal or monetary impacts. The paper contributes household-level evidence from an under-researched Central Asian setting and identifies priorities for finance, market access, digital capability and more rigorous longitudinal evaluation.

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MualliflarAslam, Muhammad Umar
JurnalИқтисодиёт ва туризм
NashriyotБухоро давлат университети
ISSN2181-256X
Nashr sanasi2026-10-22
Jild5
Son31
TilIngliz
Ilmiy sohaIqtisodiyot
Indeksga qo‘shilgan2026-10-25

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агротуризм, диверсификация фермерских хозяйств, сельский туризм, источники средств к существованию домохозяйств, аграрная экономика, развитие сельских территорий, agritourism, farm diversification, rural tourism, household livelihoods, agricultural economics, rural development, agroturizm, fermer xo‘jaligi faoliyatini diversifikatsiya qilish, qishloq turizmi, uy xo‘jaliklarining tirikchilik manbalari, qishloq xo‘jaligi iqtisodiyoti, qishloq taraqqiyoti

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APAAslam, Muhammad Umar (2026). DOES AGRITOURISM STRENGTHEN RURAL HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIES? PARTICIPATION, ENTERPRISE CAPABILITIES AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES IN UZBEKISTAN. Иқтисодиёт ва туризм, 5(31). https://interjournal.uz/index.php/journals/article/view/475
GOST (OAK)Aslam, Muhammad Umar DOES AGRITOURISM STRENGTHEN RURAL HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIES? PARTICIPATION, ENTERPRISE CAPABILITIES AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES IN UZBEKISTAN // Иқтисодиёт ва туризм. – 2026. – T. 5, № 31.
MLAAslam, Muhammad Umar. “DOES AGRITOURISM STRENGTHEN RURAL HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIES? PARTICIPATION, ENTERPRISE CAPABILITIES AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES IN UZBEKISTAN.” Иқтисодиёт ва туризм, 5(31), 2026. https://interjournal.uz/index.php/journals/article/view/475
ChicagoAslam, Muhammad Umar. “DOES AGRITOURISM STRENGTHEN RURAL HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIES? PARTICIPATION, ENTERPRISE CAPABILITIES AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES IN UZBEKISTAN.” Иқтисодиёт ва туризм, 5(31) (2026). https://interjournal.uz/index.php/journals/article/view/475
HarvardAslam, Muhammad Umar (2026) ‘DOES AGRITOURISM STRENGTHEN RURAL HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIES? PARTICIPATION, ENTERPRISE CAPABILITIES AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES IN UZBEKISTAN’, Иқтисодиёт ва туризм, 5(31). https://interjournal.uz/index.php/journals/article/view/475
BibTeX
@article{aslammuhammadumar2026,
  title = {DOES AGRITOURISM STRENGTHEN RURAL HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIES? PARTICIPATION, ENTERPRISE CAPABILITIES AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES IN UZBEKISTAN},
  author = {Aslam, Muhammad Umar},
  journal = {Иқтисодиёт ва туризм},
  year = {2026},
  volume = {5},
  number = {31},
  url = {https://interjournal.uz/index.php/journals/article/view/475}
}

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