Mobilizing the role of local foods in rural destination: opportunities and challenges in community development

• Main Authors: Abdul Raji, Mohd Nazri, Abdul Karim, Muhammad Shahrim, Che Ishak, Farah Adibah, Arshad, Mohd Mursyid
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58760/1/35-13.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58760/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Many past literatures acknowledge that tourism industry in rural destination has generates various economic benefits to the local communities. In tourism aspects, rural destinations tend to sell common attributes such as nature, historical sites, natural landscape and cultural heritage. Current rese...