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Analysis of Factors Affecting the Development of Agrotourism in Azerbaijan

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Mehriban Hasanova J, Ulviyya Rzayeva I, Gulnara Ismayilova Z

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In the background of socio-economic and political processes that have taken place in the world in the last 3 years, the crisis tendencies that have arisen in the global economic conjuncture have caused sharp declines in the economy of all countries in many fields. It is known that such negative trends usually affect the tourism sector the most among economic sectors. The main reason for this can be attributed to the initiative to save costs that people did not consider necessary during the force majeure. It should be noted that regressive trends have had a negative impact on all areas of the tourism sector, including agrotourism, whose development has been of great importance in recent times. In recent times, there has been a very serious interest in the development of agrotourism among the types of tourism in the world. These types of tourism play an important role in increasing employment by attracting tourists to the regions, improving the welfare of citizens, achieving sustainability in the incomes of the rural population, preventing urbanization, and promoting cultural heritage and local gastronomy. Agrotourism also conditions people's sensitive approach to this field due to climate changes that have occurred in the ecosystem. The development of agrotourism in the regions of Azerbaijan can create favorable conditions for the elimination of seasonality of tourism and achieving sustainability. In the research work, the factors affecting the development of agrotourism in the Republic of Azerbaijan were analyzed in a broad aspect, and the general content of the work to be done in the direction of the development of agrotourism as one of the areas most exposed to the negative effects of the instability observed in the international environment was interpreted.

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