agrotourism

Agrotourism in rural areas bring both direct and indirect benefits. It brings economic, social and employment benefits to the people from rural areas and will culturally enrich urban areas through knowledge of our country, traditions, heritage, gastronomy, etc.

This mobility offered 3 members of staff from each consortium member (that are experienced in adult training) the opportunity to visit world recognised references of agro-tourism in Cantabria (north of Spain), as part of the course provided by P.A.S.O.S..

The methodology used was a combination of theory and practice. Participants analyzed real case studies. Participants were able to visit agrotourism businesses, in rural areas throughout Cantabria. They had the opportunity to talk and share experiences with the businesses’
managers.

The objectives of the course were:

– To learn, apply and teach agrotourism in a sustainable way for the development of rural areas.
– To identify the Keys for a successful entrepreneurship in agrotourism.
– To develop a new initiative and define innovative insights for an international collaboration in the
near future among the involved organisations.

“AGROTOURISM-4-ALL” had other secondary activities in order to maximise the results.

These were:

-Internal Workshop: After the course in Spain, the participants organized a workshop within their organisation to transfer their knowledge to their colleagues and practice their new skills and abilities.

P.A.S.O.S.’s trainers were available to offer support and solve questions to the new trainers. This workshop was used as an evaluation of the learning outcomes acquired during the mobility activity.

-Dissemination Campaign: There was a strong project dissemination campaign. The workshops carried out by the consortium contributed to increase the awareness of the importance in Agrotourism. It focused on the numerous advantages that agrotourism brings to rural and urban people with regards rural, social and economic development as well as cultural enrichment.

As well, the organisations increased their experience in European project management. They developed the confidence to carry out European activities and broaden their perspective in
collaborating with other European organisations.

We believe that the course helped the participants to get a broader view of Agrotourism and having the chance to put it in practice in the future.