| Cote: |
1126 |
| Auteur: |
SCHUERCH Jacopo |
| Année: |
Janvier 2019 |
| Titre: |
Challenges and opportunities of adopting sustainable agricultural practices in Bali. Analysis of the impacts of organic farm volunteer tourism on farming techniques and livelihoods strategies |
| Sous la direction de: |
Prof. Christian Kull |
| Type: |
Mémoire de master en géographie |
| Pages: |
130 |
| Complément: |
18 pages d'annexes paginées (statistiques) |
| Fichier PDF: |
 Mémoire [22 Mo]
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| Mots-clés: |
Volunteer tourism / WWOOF / adoption of sustainable agriculture techniques / organic farming / human capital / social capital / livelihood strategies / Bali / Indonesia |
| Résumé: |
In Bali, organic farming is seen as a possible solution to cope with the challenges faced by the agriculture sector, especially land degradation due to fifty years of chemical inputs overuse and labor and natural resource competition with the tourism sector. This master thesis focuses on understanding whether voluntourism on organic farms (WWOOFing) serves to promote sustainable agriculture practices. Furthermore, it tries to determine the impacts of this kind of voluntourism on the livelihoods of the farmers and the hosting communities.
The research uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative data obtained through semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire, as well as in-depth interviews with agriculture specialists in Bali. The study identifies how lack of education and governmental support strongly limit the willingness of farmers to adopt organic techniques and it reveals how determined key individuals and their volunteers play a central role in providing the missing knowledge and motivations to change. |