Leisure agriculture is a new form of agricultural industry based on agricultural production, rural landscape, farm life and rural culture, which develops various functions of agriculture and rural areas and provides services such as leisure sightseeing, farm participation and farm experience. Leisure agriculture includes four basic forms: farmhouse, leisure farm, leisure farm and leisure village. )
Leisure agriculture is a new form of agricultural production and management that uses agricultural landscape resources and agricultural production conditions to develop sightseeing, leisure and tourism.
In the comprehensive leisure agricultural area, tourists can not only visit, pick fruits, experience farming, learn about farmers' life and enjoy local flavor, but also stay for a holiday.
Ecological leisure agriculture began in11930s. Due to the acceleration of urbanization and the sharp increase of population, people are eager to enjoy temporary leisure and tranquility and experience rural life to alleviate the pressure of urban life. So ecological leisure agriculture gradually rose in Italy, Austria and other places, and then developed rapidly in Europe and America.
Regarding its concept, the word leisure agriculture comes from the English word Agritourism/Agro. Tourism is a combination of agriculture and tourism. Meanwhile, for leisure agriculture, there are urban agriculture and rural tourism.