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<p>This paper aims to analyse the participation of a local product in the tourism value chain, from the supply perspective. Based on a qualitative case study, interviews were carried out with hazelnut producers from Brunyola, in Girona, north-eastern Catalonia. The results showed the influences of internal and external factors, such as climate change, on the present and future conditions of the value chain in the context of food tourism management and marketing. Stronger collaboration between public and private stakeholders would help the producers face the challenges of the transforming hazelnuts, and the region, into a tourist attraction.</p>
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This paper aims to analyse the participation of a local product in the tourism value chain, from the supply perspective. Based on a qualitative case study, interviews were carried out with hazelnut producers from Brunyola, in Girona, north-eastern Catalonia. The results showed the influences of internal and external factors, such as climate change, on the present and future conditions of the value chain in the context of food tourism management and marketing. Stronger collaboration between public and private stakeholders would help the producers face the challenges of the transforming hazelnuts, and the region, into a tourist attraction.

Regional foods in the tourism value chain: the case of Hazelnut of Brunyola

Miscellanea Geographica

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This paper aims to analyse the participation of a local product in the tourism value chain, from the supply perspective. Based on a qualitative case study,...

Interviewee	Municipality	Education	Years of experience	Age	Gender
I1	Sant Martí Sapresa	Bachelor’s degree	+10 years	35 years	Female
I2	Brunyola	Professional training	+20 years	40 years	Male
I3	Brunyola	Professional training	+30 years	50 years	Female
I4	Estanyol	Bachelor’s degree	+30 years	50 years	Male
I5	Brunyola	Basic education	+40 years	60 years	Male

Regional foods in the tourism value chain: the case of Hazelnut of Brunyola

Publicado en línea: 31 ene 2023

Páginas: 19 - 25

Recibido: 01 dic 2022

Aceptado: 31 ene 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0003

Palabras clave
Climate change, food tourism, regional development, tourism marketing

© 2023 Ester Noguer-Junca et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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Interviewees’ profiles (authors’ compilation)

Regional foods in the tourism value chain: the case of Hazelnut of Brunyola

Publicado en línea: 31 ene 2023

Páginas: 19 - 25

Recibido: 01 dic 2022

Aceptado: 31 ene 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0003

Palabras claveClimate change, food tourism, regional development, tourism marketing

© 2023 Ester Noguer-Junca et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Figure 1.

Figure 2.

Figure 3.

Figure 4.

Interviewees’ profiles (authors’ compilation)

Palabras clave
Climate change, food tourism, regional development, tourism marketing