Determinação do potencial agroturístico em áreas rurais [manuscrito] : uma proposta metodológica

Abstract

Poverty in rural areas is a very present phenomenon in Latin America, where the main source of employment in these areas revolves around agriculture. However, agriculture alone has not yet had enough positive economic impact to alleviate poverty in rural areas. For this reason, as an alternative to boost the agricultural economy and diversify it, agrotourism appears. Under this premise, the present research aims to identify areas with agrotourism potential with the help of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and multi criteria analysis. The study was carried out in two municipalities in the region, namely: in the Colombian municipality of San Bernardo del Viento, located in the department of Córdoba, and in the Brazilian municipality of Congonhas do Norte in the state of Minas Gerais. For this, free software was used in conjunction with Voluntary Geographic Information (VGI’s) from social networks and geospatial information from government databases. As a result of this research, it was possible to develop a methodology that allowed to represent the agrotourism potential in a cartographic way, integrating the opinion of tourists, farmers and experts in agrotourism. In relation to San Bernardo del Viento, its greatest agrotourism potential is found in the Eastern and Western regions and in Congonhas do Norte its greatest agrotourism potential is focused on the Central Region.