Building A Rural Economic Area Through Cooperation Between Villages: A Case Study of Agrotourism-Based Rural Area Development in Banyumas, Indonesia

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his study aimed to evaluate the implementation of cooperation between villages based on agrotourism in the Kendeng Mountains, Somagede District, Banyumas Regency as a model in developing rural areas in Banyumas Regency. The research was conducted in three villages in Somagede District, namely Tanggeran, Klinting, and Kemawi and served as a pilot project for rural area development. Qualitative research was conducted by through meetings with informants from all village officials and tourism business actors in the three collaborating villages as well as members of the Rural Area Development Coordination Team. This study employed qualitative method utilizing in-depth interviews, observations, documentation and focus group discussion (FGD), while the findings were analyzed using interactive analysis model. The results showed that the cooperation between the villages of Kemawi, Klinting, and …

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