For all Plenary Sessions, interpretation from English to German and to Italian will be provided.
Für alle Plenarsitzungen wird eine Verdolmetschung vom Englischen ins Deutsche und Italienische angeboten.
Per tutte le sessioni plenarie sarà disponibile l´interpretariato dall´inglese al Tedesco e Italiano.
Programme
Keynotes & Main Speeches
Herbert Dorfmann
Member of the European Parliament
The European Union and the Agritourism sector
European Union
May 16, 09:00 / Auditorium
Jacqui Taylor
Founder & CEO of Rural Tourism Africa
Achieving the Impossible: Agritourism
South Africa
May 16, 09:30 / Auditorium
Carla Barbieri
Professor – North Carolina State University
Agritourism in Latin America
USA & Peru
May 16, 10:00 / Auditorium
Chadley Hollas
Researcher & Consultant – Cultivating Tourism
The Agritourism sector in North America
USA
May 16, 10:30 / Auditorium
Umberto Selmi
Senior Expert – ISMEA & Italian Rural Network
The Agritourism in Italy
Italy
May 17, 08:30 / Auditorium
Francesco Fratto
Senior Expert – ISMEA & Italian Rural Network
Agritourism in Italy
Italy
May 17, 08:30 / Auditorium
Valeria Klitsounova
Head of Belarusian Association of Rural and Ecotourism
Agritourism in Post-Soviet Countries
Belarus
May 17, 09:00 / Auditorium
Cherise Addinsall
Researcher & Consultant – University of the Sunshine Coast
Agritourism in Australia and Pacific Islands
Australia
May 17, 09:30 / Auditorium
Hans Josef Kienzl
Head of Roter Hahn – South Tyrolean Agritourism Association
Agritourism in South Tyrol (Italy)
Italy
May 17, 10:00 / Auditorium
Arianna Carità
Economist at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Developing Agritourism: the FAO experience
FAO – UN
May 17, 16:15 / Auditorium
Anna Pollock
Founder of Conscious Travel, independent strategist, change-maker
The Power of Regenerative Hospitality to Create Flourishing Destinations
England
May 17, 16:30 / Auditorium
Celebrations
Pandurang Taware
Chair
World Agritourism Awards 2024
Awards Distribution Ceremony
May 16, 2024 – 11:30
Auditorium
Lisa Chaise & Carla Barbieri
Chairs
Global Agritourism Network (GAN)
Transition Ceremony
May 17, 2024 – 10:30
Auditorium
Parallel Sessions
| Session | Chair | Type | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| S01 - Collaboration, networking, and partnerships for sustainable agritourism growth | Hollas Chadley | Organised | Abstract |
| S02 - Social Science Perspective on Agritourism: an international approach to research | Chiodo Emilio | Organised | Abstract |
| S03 - An uphill climb with a bag of rocks | Pepler, Ruth | Organised | Abstract |
| S04 - The Impact of Luxury on Authentic Agritourism Experiences | Jones Scottie | Organised | Abstract |
| S05 - Regenerative Agritourism Framework, Standards and Certification | Maccari Michele | Organised | Abstract |
| S06 - Regenerative agritourism values, practices and policy implications | Lindsey Pashow | Organised | Abstract |
| S07 - Indigenous Foodways in Agritourism | LaBonte Kacey | Organised | Abstract |
| S08 - Navigating the global landscape of agritourism: Towards a unified definition | Quendler Erika | Organised | Abstract |
| T-01 - Social Sustainability | Thomas Streifender, ... | General | Abstract |
| T-02 - Economic Sustainability | Christian Hoffmann, ... | General | Abstract |
| T-03 - Environmental Sustainability | Filippo Favilli, ... | General | Abstract |
| T-04 - Overarching Topics | Arianna Carrà, ... | General | Abstract |
| T-05 - Agritourism worldwide | Andrea Omizzolo | Posters | Abstract |
Presentations
| Title | Primary Author | Session | Track | Day | Timeslot | Room | Co-Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enhancing Agro-Tourism Development in Sri Lanka: Strategies for Overcoming Constraints and Promoting Farmer Participation | Kasun udara Perera | S-01 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Seminar 1 | |
| Developing the Global Agritourism Network: Challenges, Successes, and Future Needs of the Network | Chadley Hollas | S-01 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Seminar 1 | Ronald Lamie, Corinne Stewart, Claire Whitehouse, Lisa Chase |
| Lighting a LAMP (Local Agritourism Micro Partnerships): The next logical evolution of providing authentic Agritourism experiences through community involvement via local/micro collaborations? | Adityavardhan Pathak | S-01 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Seminar 1 | |
| Lori A. Dickes | S-01 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Seminar 1 | Matthew Knutson | |
| Agritourism as a Catalyst for Place-Branding: Tasmania's unique story | Allison J. Clark | S-01 | B | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Seminar 1 | |
| Revisiting the Symbiotic Relationship between Public and Private Sectors in Fostering Sustainable Agritourism: Insights from Zimbabwe | Rudorwashe Baipai | S-01 | B | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Seminar 1 | Oliver Chikuta, Edson Gandiwa, Chiedza Mutanga |
| An agricultural business innovation: The Digital Farm Shop as a functional facilitation for the agritourism businesses | Alexander Plaikner | S-01 | B | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Seminar 1 | Hubert Hotter |
| Collaborative models of developing and support agritourism in post-soviet nations | Valeria Klitsounova | S-01 | B | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Seminar 1 | |
| National Level Survey Research for Agritourism | Ronald D Lamie | S-02 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Seminar 2-3 | |
| Analysis of Objectives, Success Factors, and Challenges in Agritourism in Brazil | Emilio Chiodo | S-02 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Seminar 2-3 | Nicola Casolani, Andrea Ciccarelli, Rita Salvatore |
| An analysis of motivations, keys of success and challenges of agritourism in Italy | Rita Salvatore | S-02 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Seminar 2-3 | Emilio Chiodo, Nicola Casolani |
| Digital diversification in agritourism through smart data management of farm events | Marco Haid | S-02 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Seminar 2-3 | Katharina Weiskopf |
| Challenges and Opportunities with Agritourism Mobile Applications: Preliminary Findings | Sara Brune | S-02 | A | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Seminar 2-3 | Whitney Knollenberg |
| Media Impact on Agritourism: Balancing Luxury Shifts and Sustainability | Lisa M Frank | S-04 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Seminar 7 | Elizabeth Jones |
| Farmer or tourism entrepreneur? An economic assessment of commercial agritourism in South Tyrol/Italy | Christian Hoffmann | S-04 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Seminar 7 | Christian Fischer, Thomas Streifeneder |
| Differences in sustainability outcomes between agritourism and non-agritourism farms based on robust empirical evidence from the Tyrol/Trentino mountain region | Giulia Grillini | S-04 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Seminar 7 | Christian Fischer, Thomas Streifeneder, Giovanna Sacchi |
| Regenerative Agritourism: An operational and financial framework for the regeneration of Vanua | Cherise Addinsall | S-05 | A | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Seminar 7 | Anna Pollock |
| Hurdles in observation, monitoring and evaluation of the complex environmental impacts of agritourism practices | Irma Potocnik Slavic | S-05 | A | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Seminar 7 | Barbara Lampič |
| Challenges and incentives for transitioning to regenerative farming | Michele Maccari | S-05 | A | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Seminar 7 | |
| Regenerative Agritourism Pathway for the Pacific Islands | jerry Mr spooner | S-05 | A | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Seminar 7 | |
| Increasing Agritourism Sustainability Through Crisis Communications Planning | Stacey Stearns | T-01 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Auditorium | Doolarie Singh-Knights, Rosa Almonte |
| How tourists change farms: explaining differences between agritourism and non-agritourism farms in organic farming adoption and local community interaction in the Tyrol-Trentino mountain region | Giulia Grillini | T-01 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Auditorium | Thomas Streifeneder, Christian Fischer, Rike Stotten, Markus Schermer |
| Development and Protection of Agricultural Tourism Resources of Taihang Mountain in Hebei Province | Yali Fan | T-01 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Auditorium | |
| Solidarity interaction as a new narrative for the restoration of agritourism in Ukraine | Olena Motuzenko | T-01 | B | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Auditorium | |
| Farm Vacations as an integral Part of the Mountaineering Village Concept | Oliver Tamme | T-01 | B | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Auditorium | |
| Digital destination development: Ecotourism in comparison to Agritourism | Barbara Maria Weiskopf | T-01 | B | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Auditorium | Marco Haid |
| Readiness of Balay Buhay sa Uma as Melitourism Social Enterprise | Mia Bella R. Fresnido | T-01 | B | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Auditorium | |
| Shaping Agritourism in Italy: What drives holders’ choices? A Farm-level analysis | Gianluca Grilli | T-02 | A | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Lounge | Umidjon Matyakubov, Francesco Pagliacci |
| An Initial Economic Impact Estimate of Agritourism in Oregon’s Willamette Valley | Audrey Comerford | T-02 | A | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Lounge | Melissa Fery |
| Developing Agritourism Economic Sustainability through New York’s Taste New York Program | Lindsey Pashow | T-02 | A | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Lounge | Victoria Giarratano |
| Saffron-based agritourism entrepreneurship, an untapped potential in Central Iran for sustainable rural development | Fatemeh Zamani Alavijeh | T-04 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Seminar 8 | |
| Agritourism Information Framework: An Analysis of U.S. States | Caroline Paras | T-04 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Seminar 8 | Erin Percival Carter |
| Minnesota’s statewide agritourism work group: Supporting producers in lieu of an agritourism association | Xinyi Qian | T-04 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Seminar 8 | |
| Flourishing in Agritourism: Business Model Design for Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability | Trevor J Benson | T-04 | A | 1 | 14.00-16.00 | Seminar 8 | |
| Unlocking the Potential of Agritourism on the Canadian Prairies: Opportunities & Challenges | Pierre Cormier | T-04 | B | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Seminar 8 | Keleigh Cormier |
| Agritourism and territorial tourist experiences | Eunice R. Lopes | T-04 | B | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Seminar 8 | |
| Research on the Strategy of Agritourism to Promote Rural Sustainable Development - Experience from Hebei Province, China | Jiyun Bian | T-04 | B | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Seminar 8 | |
| Agritourism development in the Netherlands based on the Destination management model | Jacqueline Lijs | T-04 | B | 1 | 16.30-18.30 | Seminar 8 | Anouk van Eekelen |
| Sustainable agritourism through social empowerment in the age of generational transition | Katalin Csoban | S-01 | C | 2 | 11.30-13.00 | Seminar 1 | Károly Pető, Anett Godáné Sőrés |
| Agritourism Education and Development: A Case Study in Andalusia Spain | Claudia G Green | S-01 | C | 2 | 11.30-13.00 | Seminar 1 | Rosa García-Sánchez |
| The Domino Effect. An Australian case study of systemic change achieved through strategic intervention, agritourism cluster development, policy and regulation reform | Rose A Wright | S-01 | C | 2 | 11.30-13.00 | Seminar 1 | |
| Agritourism Contributes to the Viability of California Small Farms During the Pandemic and Beyond | Rachael Callahan | S-03 | A | 2 | 14.30-16.00 | Lounge | |
| Combining Heritage Trails and Agritourism: Case study of the Apple Heritage and Produce Trail | Helen D Cripps | S-03 | A | 2 | 14.30-16.00 | Lounge | |
| Does innovation stands as a value of the agritourism; the case of Albania | Shpresim Domi | S-03 | A | 2 | 14.30-16.00 | Lounge | |
| Ensuring the Special Attractiveness and Core Value of Agriculture – An Agri-tourism Certification System in Taiwan | Tsung-Chiung Wu | S-06 | A | 2 | 11.30-13.00 | Seminar 7 | Ching -Ching Wu, Wen-Horng Yu, Yung Ping Tseng |
| Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture and Agritourism Values, Practices, and Policy | David Gillespie | S-06 | A | 2 | 11.30-13.00 | Seminar 7 | Cherise Addinsall, Lindsey Pashow |
| Fostering Regenerative Agritourism through Policies and Practices in Florida, USA | Kimberly Brooke Hansen | S-06 | A | 2 | 11.30-13.00 | Seminar 7 | |
| Agritourism and Resilience Strategies in Food as Medicine: A Two-Eyed Seeing and Food Systems Approach | Kacey P LaBonte | S-07 | A | 2 | 14.30-16.00 | Seminar 7 | Courtney Long |
| Diversification of Offerings and Economic Sustainability of Agritourism Operations in Maryland, USA | Prem B Bhandari | S-07 | A | 2 | 14.30-16.00 | Seminar 7 | Kingsley Ejiogu, Lila Karki, Enrique Escobar, Moses Kairo |
| New professionals in rural gastronomy tourism: an analysis of tasks, competencies and educational requirements | Roberta Garibaldi | S-07 | A | 2 | 14.30-16.00 | Seminar 7 | |
| Austrian Agritourism: Promoting both diversity and common understanding within global values | Erika Quendler | S-08 | A | 2 | 11.30-13.00 | Seminar 2-3 | Hans Embacher, Vincent P. Magnini, Alexander Plaikner, Rike Stotten |
| Global Agritourism Values: Perspectives from the USA and Canada | Chadley Hollas | S-08 | A | 2 | 11.30-13.00 | Seminar 2-3 | Carla Barbieri, Keleigh Cormier |
| A Comparative Analysis of Urban and Rural Agritourism in New York State | Makela Elvy | S-08 | A | 2 | 11.30-13.00 | Seminar 2-3 | Yolanda Gonzalez |
| The advancement of agri-tourism in South Africa: a case of the Western Cape | Christelle C Van Zyl | S-08 | B | 2 | 14.30-16.00 | Seminar 2-3 | Engelina Du Plessis, Petrus van der Merwe |
| The Agritourism Conundrum - The critical role of agritourism definitions linked to policy and regulatory reform as a mechanism to protect agricultural land and livelihoods | Rose A Wright | S-08 | B | 2 | 14.30-16.00 | Seminar 2-3 | |
| Achieving Sustainability: Practices on Taiwanese Recreational Agriculture | Chih Yu Hsiao | S-08 | B | 2 | 14.30-16.00 | Seminar 2-3 | Chao Lin Tuan |
| Leveraging the IT Industry to Promote Global Agri-Tourism | Vishmila N Mahaliyanaarachchi | T-02 | B | 2 | 11.30-13.00 | Auditorium | |
| 40 Years of Agritourism: Resilience and Diversity | Timothy J Parsons | T-02 | B | 2 | 11.30-13.00 | Auditorium | |
| Regenerative Innovation of Agritourism Farms: Exploring Diversification Strategies | Tsung-Chiung Wu | T-02 | C | 2 | 14.30-16.00 | Auditorium | Ching -Ching Wu, Wen-Horng Yu |
| Farm Tours: Demonstrative Extension Model to Promote Agritourism | Lila B. Karki | T-02 | C | 2 | 14.30-16.00 | Auditorium | Sahill Ojha, Prem Bhandari, Moses Kairo, Enrique Escobar, Kingsley Ejiogu |
| Comparative Analysis of Alpine Agritourism in Trentino, Tyrol, and South Tyrol: Regional Variations and Prospects | Giulia Grillini | T-02 | C | 2 | 14.30-16.00 | Auditorium | Thomas Streifeneder, Giovanna Sacchi, Christian Fischer |
| Creative Low-Carbon Agritourism Development in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), Thailand | Natthakan Pruksorranan | T-03 | A | 2 | 14.30-16.00 | Seminar 1 | Netdao Chaiyakhet |
| Thriving Under Pressure: Unveiling the Livelihood Vulnerability of Agri-ecotourism Communities in the Philippines’ Climate Adventure | Hanilyn A. Hidalgo | T-03 | A | 2 | 14.30-16.00 | Seminar 1 | |
| Accessible Agritourism: More inclusiveness by digital services on farms | Katharina Elisabeth Weiskopf | T-03 | A | 2 | 14.30-16.00 | Seminar 1 | Barbara Weiskopf |
| Exploring the Potential of Adoption of Indigenous Plants for Promoting AgriTourism in Sri Lanka | Vishmi M Jayasinghe | T-04 | C | 2 | 11.30-13.00 | Seminar 8 | Kasun Perera, Suvini nanayakkara, Rohana Mahaliyanaarachchi |
| Promoting Sustainable Agritourism through Holistic Agritourism Stakeholder Education – Perspectives from Different Countries | Doolarie Singh-Knights | T-04 | C | 2 | 11.30-13.00 | Seminar 8 | Stacey Stearns, PANDURANG TAWARE |
| Public Health Benefits of Community-Based Agritourism | Christopher E Barsotti | T-04 | C | 2 | 11.30-13.00 | Seminar 8 | |
| Fostering Multifunctional Agriculture in Ireland through Agritourism: A Pathway to Sustainable Rural Development | Anthony Oyeogbe | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 | |
| Experiences in wine tourism – the key enablers for attracting visitors to rural areas for sustainable development of agritourism | Andra E Gurgu | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 | Gina Fintineru |
| A Taste of Agritourism in the Adirondacks | Mary Godnick | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 | |
| Agritourism as an ‘Ambassador’ for Sustainable Agriculture, Culture and Heritage – Country-Specific Case Studies | Doolarie Singh-Knights | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 | Lisa Chase, Lindsey Pashow, PANDURANG TAWARE |
| Economic Impact and Case Studies of New York’s Taste New York Program | Lindsey Pashow | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 | Victoria Giarratano |
| Global Values of Agritourism: Towards a Unified Definition | Carla Barbieri | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 | Keleigh Cormier, Shpresim Domi, Rosa García-Sánchez, Chih Yu Hsiao, Romeo Ilie, Madgalena Kubal-Czerwińska, Long Nguyen, Timothy Parsons, Adityavardhan Pathak, Erika Quendler, Satyajit Sinha, Jacqui Taylor |
| Steps for Agritourism Development in Ordinary Agrarian Villages: Case from Nepal | Kumar Bhatta | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 | Kedar Nath Bhatta |
| Statement of the problem - where is the border and how to distinguish agritourism from countryside tourism | Andrejka Krt | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 | |
| Efforts to Approach ESG in Agritourism Farm – "Open ESG" in Touchen Farm, Taiwan | Emily Wu | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 | Hunter Lin |
| Connecting Resources for Innovative Business Models in Agritourism through the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center | Courtney Long | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 | Chadley Hollas |
| A Multidisciplinary Approach to Regional Agritourism Development | Matthew D Rutter | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 | Kara Rutter, Lori Dickes, Lauren Duffy |
| Agritourism Worldwide: Peru | Claudia Gil Arroyo | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 | |
| The Agritourism sector in Italy and Europe | Anna Silbernagl | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 | Andrea Omizzolo, Thomas Streifeneder |
| Tourism Australia: focus on Agritourism | Kate Shilling | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 | |
| The low-carbon practice process and impacts of rural sustainable agritourism | Chingfang Chen | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 | |
| Agritourism development in the Netherlands | Jacqueline Lijs | T-05 | A | 1&2 | 09.00-18.30 | Foyer 1 |
Coffee breaks & lunches
Coffee breake and common lunches will be held in Foyer 2, on the Ground Floor.
Congress Dinner
The Congress Dinner will be held the 16th of May 2024
at the restaurant NOIsteria, which is located in the NOI Techpark,
the science and technology park of South Tyrol.
As it is located in the southern part of the city, there will be buses from the event’s venue, Eurac Research headquarter, to the NOI Techpark and back. The first round of busses departs at 18:30 pm from the main entrance. Please make sure to be there on time. A bus ride takes about 15 minutes. The Congress Aperitif will start at 19:00 pm in the NOIsteria, dinner will follow shortly after.
About NOI TechPark – The history of the NOI Techpark is very interesting and goes back to 1937, when the Montecatini Group began operating the INA (Industria Nazionale Aluminia) factory with 100 workers. Montecatini was an important Italian chemicals company founded in 1888. The architecture, a masterpiece of Italian Rationalism, drew on the Bauhaus architectural style. The fascist regime invested massively in the industrialisation of Bolzano. 1945 due to the war, the production of aluminium in Bolzano was reduced to a minimum. The raw material alumina was in short supply. The railway track was damaged, and only a few freight trains got through. Therefore, in 1978 Montecatini floundered, and the area stood still for years. In 1991 The Alimix AG took over, but went bankrupt as well, so the Province of Bolzano became the new owner.
In 2004 the Bolzano 1 and Bolzano 2 transformer buildings and the water tower are listed as historical monuments. 2015 the construction on NOI Techpark begins. The process is an innovative dialogue with the historical context. Signum is a black monolith where businesses, a university and research institutes interact. 2017 NOI Techpark opens on the former location of Alumix, Bolzano’s aluminium plant. Today NOI Techpark is an innovation center and research hub which focuses on four technology fields: Green, Food & Health, Digital, Automotive & Automation. Eurac Research is one player of the NOI Techpark and some of the Institutes are located there.
Technical Excursions
The all-day excursion consists of two visits, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
