Turismo rural e cultura leiteira : investigando a potencialidade do espaço rural de Nossa Senhora da Glória/SE

Abstract

Considering that the integration between agriculture, livestock and tourism are presented as an astute form of subsistence, maintenance and identity enhancement of the autochthonous community, research is carried out on the possible relationship between dairy farming and rural tourism in the municipality of Nossa Senhora da Glória, Sergipe, by investigating the potentiality of the local rural space. As the central objective of the study, it was defined the discussion of sustainable means that economically boost the small rural properties producing milk located in the municipality, from the unification between agricultural activities and tourism. To this end, it was necessary to identify the elements inherent to the development of rural tourism, based on the criteria established by the Ministry of Tourism, to discriminate the concepts of the modalities of tourism carried out in rural areas, to detect the understanding of producers regarding the potential of small milk production for the practice of rural tourism and the definition of strategies to improve the economy of the rural space in the countryside from pluriactivity. An applied research is then carried out from visits and interviews in the field, with specific bibliography as a fundamental basis and typified as exploratory and descriptive, with a qualitative approach and the induction method. In view of the results, it is verified that despite the existence of potential of properties to develop rural tourism, on the other hand, local public policies in favor of the segment are scarce, which imposes the need for an action that encourages the participation of tourism in the local rural space.