Tourism and agriculture linkages: Determinants of local agricultural products purchase by hotels at the Kenyan coast
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This paper investigated the local agricultural products purchased
by tourist hotels, the hotel purchase and the hotel characteristics
influencing purchase of local agricultural products. The study
was conducted in coastal Kenya. Multistage sampling technique
was used. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics
and logit model. The results point out that the local agricultural
products purchased by hotels were eggs, meat, chicken, fish,
vegetables, fruits and milk. Age of the hotel, bed capacity and
number of employees influenced purchase of local agricultural
products. The results have implications for improving tourism
and agriculture linkages to improve rural livelihoods and reduce
poverty.
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