Factors Constraining the Linkages between the Tourism Industry and Local Suppliers of Meats in Zanzibar

Abstract
Many developing countries strive to embrace the tourism industry and link it with local agricultural produce as a means of expanding local markets which, in turn, contributes to economic development. Linking the tourism industry with local agriculture is crucial for poverty reduction in developing economies because the majority of their people depend on agriculture-related activities for survival (IFAD, 2003). The tourism industry has high potential to provide a worthwhile market for local agricultural produce in destination countries as it increases the share of the poor from the tourist dollar spent at the destination (Mitchell and Ashley, 2010).
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Keywords
Developing countries, Tourism Industry, Local markets, Economic development
Citation
Anderson, W. and Juma, S., 2011. Factors constraining the linkages between the tourism industry and local suppliers of meats in Zanzibar. New Alliances for Tourism, Conservation and Development in Eastern and Southern Africa, pp.49-62.