Rural lands issues paper: Agricultural tourism, 2018, Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council 

Councils need to consider how to incorporate agritourism in their economic and tourism strategies planning, land use planning controls and operational activities. This Issues Paper provides guidance and recommendations that will actively promote agritourism in the Council area.

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The six steps from farming to agri-tourism  & Tourism in agricultural regions of Australia - Developing experiences from agricultural resources, 2016, Michelle Thompson, Central Queensland University  

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Agricultural regions looking for an economic kick-start now have a template to value-add their activities by moving into agri-tourism. Cairns-based CQ University Australia Associate Lecturer in Tourism, Dr Michelle Thompson, recently completed her thesis which investigated the keys to successfully transforming agricultural resources into food tourism experiences.

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Food Tourism and Regional Development: Networks, products and trajectories, 2016, C. Michael Hall, Stefan Gössling, Routledge (Book) 

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The book look at the ways in which the interrelationships between food and tourism contribute to the economic, environmental and social wellbeing of destinations, communities and producers. It examines examines the way in which tourism and food can mutually add value for each other from the fork to the plate and beyond. Looking at products, e.g. cheese, craft beer, noodles, wine; attractions, restaurants and events; and diverse regional examples, e.g. Champagne, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Margaret River, southern Sweden, and Tuscany; the title highlights how clustering, networking and the cultural economy of food and tourism and foodscapes adds value for regions.

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