<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Rural tourism is one of the opportunities, which can positively influence productivity and incomes in rural areas. European Union set the rural development as part of its priorities. This development has been conducted through several measures aimed at education, cooperation, municipality development, ecological agriculture, diversification of economic activities, etc. Rural tourism is a result of diversification of economic activities towards non-agricultural activities. The paper focuses on analysing financial tools of support used for rural tourism development. Development projects realized in the Nitra Self-governing Region (NSR) during programming period 2007 - 2013 (plus 2 years) are evaluated. These projects have been financed through different grant schemes created by the European Union (realised by Ministries, Local Action Groups, Agricultural Paying Agency) and also by the Nitra Self-governing Region. The paper also illustrates the localisation of approved projects and their purpose.</p></abstract>

Rural tourism is one of the opportunities, which can positively influence productivity and incomes in rural areas. European Union set the rural development as part of its priorities. This development has been conducted through several measures aimed at education, cooperation, municipality development, ecological agriculture, diversification of economic activities, etc. Rural tourism is a result of diversification of economic activities towards non-agricultural activities. The paper focuses on analysing financial tools of support used for rural tourism development. Development projects realized in the Nitra Self-governing Region (NSR) during programming period 2007 - 2013 (plus 2 years) are evaluated. These projects have been financed through different grant schemes created by the European Union (realised by Ministries, Local Action Groups, Agricultural Paying Agency) and also by the Nitra Self-governing Region. The paper also illustrates the localisation of approved projects and their purpose.

Financial Supporting Tools of Rural Tourism Development in Nitra Self-Governing Region

Department of Regional Studies and Rural Development, Faculty of European Studies and Regional Development, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Andreja Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra,

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Rural tourism is one of the opportunities, which can positively influence productivity and incomes in rural areas. European Union set the rural development as...

Financial Supporting Tools of Rural Tourism Development in Nitra Self-Governing Region

Article Category: Research articles

Published Online: Sep 22, 2016

Page range: 123 - 134

Received: Mar 21, 2016

Accepted: Jun 30, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/euco-2016-0010

Keywords
Rural tourism, financial tools, support, Nitra Self-governing Region

© by Tomáš Kozolka

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Financial Supporting Tools of Rural Tourism Development in Nitra Self-Governing Region

Article Category: Research articles

Published Online: Sep 22, 2016

Page range: 123 - 134

Received: Mar 21, 2016

Accepted: Jun 30, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/euco-2016-0010

KeywordsRural tourism, financial tools, support, Nitra Self-governing Region

© by Tomáš Kozolka

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Rural tourism, financial tools, support, Nitra Self-governing Region