POTENTIAL AND SOLUTIONS FOR DEVELOPING AGRICULTURAL TOURISM IN TRUNG KHANH DISTRICT, CAO BANG PROVINCE

Abstract

Researching potential and solutions for developing tourism in general and agritourism in particular always receives the attention of localities. Trung Khanh district is a bright spot in tourism development of Cao Bang province. In the development strategy, Trung Khanh district has the orientation of developing tourism to become a key economic sector of the district. To achieve expected results, Trung Khanh district needs to diversify tourism activities (including agritourism activities) instead of only exploiting tourism based on available resources.  The study uses the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and SWOT analysis methods to achieve the goal of providing an overview of the agricultural tourism potential, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges for the development of agricultural tourism in Trung Khanh district. From the above results, the study also proposed solutions to promote the development of agricultural tourism in Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province.