Development of the agro-tourism system by combining it with students’ industrial practice

Abstract

Agritourism is gaining popularity in Kazakhstan as a special driver of sustainable development of the country's agriculture. The purpose of the article is to show the possibility of creating an agrotourism complex that combines agrotourism with the practice of students at the Kazakh Academy of Sports and Tourism. The clustering method was used to analyze the main areas of agrotourism in the regions of Kazakhstan, consider its popular types, list of services and services, and economic activities of farms. It is noted that the agricultural sector of the region is a multidisciplinary complex where over 30 types of agricultural crops are cultivated, 45 types of farm animals are bred and more than 35 types of processed food products are produced. Agriculture in the region is the largest sector in terms of employment, with more than 54 thousand agricultural formations and 345 thousand private farms operating. The activities of the Kazakhstan Association of Agro- and Rural Tourism are shown, its main principle is tourism based on the local community. The main directions of agrotourism are shown: eco-farms and glamping, ethno-villages, horse tourism and cattle ranches, yurt camps, farms for the production of growing fruits and vegetables, etc. An algorithm of actions for creating a project of an agrotourism complex is proposed, approximate costs for organizing agrotourism practice in Green Farming LLC are calculated.