Abstract: Republic Act No. 9593 also known as “The tourism Act of 2009” states that, the state declares tourism as an indispensable element of the national economy which must harnessed as an engine of socio- economic growth and cultural affirmation to generate investment, foreign exchange and employment. In the Philippines, Agrotourism is considered as one of the largest industries and the major contributor on the economy. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the implication of Agrotourism to the socio- economic development of the municipality of Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat. This study was descriptive evaluative in nature, with survey documentations, historical methods for data collection and survey questionnaires were incorporated with FGD to the key informants. Descriptive statistics such as mean, frequency and percent distribution were derived to present the necessary data. The result revealed that the respondents were agree to all statements on the implication of Agro tourism to social aspect with the overall mean rating of 2.90 and with the verbal interpretation of Agree. It was also found out that Agrotourism contributed much to the economic development of the community with the overall mean of 3.02 which received a verbal interpretation of “Agree”, Based on the result, it is further recommended that continuous research on how preserve and make innovative way of promoting Agrotourism since Bagumbayan is potential to Agricultural activity. Political leaders should support the programs of the government to develop a municipality into an Agro Industrial Community.
Keywords: Agrotourism, Bagumbayan, Socio- Economic Development, Sultan Kudarat Province.
Title: AGROTOURISM: IT’S IMPLICATION TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF BAGUMBAYAN MUNICIPALITY, SULTAN KUDARAT PROVINCE
Author: Mary Grace O. Gallego
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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