International Journal of Research Studies in Management
2022 Volume 10 Number 1, 91-106
© The Author(s) / Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND
Sustainable development of farm tourism in Batangas
Province
Catapang, Efren S., Jr.
Batangas State University Pablo Borbon Main Campus I, Philippines (ejaycatapang@gmail.com)
Ylagan, Alex D.
Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines (alexylagan04@gmail.com)
Received: 9 November 2021 Revised: 24 February 2022 Accepted: 4 March 2022
Available Online: 4 March 2022 DOI: 10.5861/ijrsm.2022.16
ISSN: 2243-7770
Online ISSN: 2243-7789
OPEN ACCESS
Abstract
Batangas is an agriculturally rich province in Southern Tagalog Region, a promising vehicle
for long-term economic, social, cultural, and environmental progress among its people. This
research identified the impact of farm tourism in the province of Batangas, both beneficial
and detrimental in conjunction with sustainable development. The researcher used a
descriptive research study to gather and evaluate quantitative data. A total of 385 respondents
coming from the identified residents of the municipalities in Batangas province where farm
tourism businesses are located comprised the sample population. In analyzing the data
gathered through a survey instrument, the needed data were tallied, encoded, and interpreted
using different statistical tests such as frequency, percentage distribution, weighted mean,
ranking, Shapiro-Wilk Test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Kruskal Wallis test. Based on the
result, majority of the respondents are Millennials, ages 25-40 years old, and single. Most are
residents of the municipalities where farm tourism businesses are located and are high school
graduates. The respondents moderately agreed in terms of economic and social benefits of
farm tourism in Batangas Province but disagreed in terms of cultural and environmental
benefits. They moderately agreed in terms of the negative economic and social impacts of
farm tourism in Batangas Province but disagreed in terms of cultural and environmental
impacts. Given the results, the researcher proposed an Action Plan for the Sustainable
Development of Farm Tourism in Batangas Province to help the business owners and for
further awareness of the residents about the significance of farm tourism in the province.
Keywords: sustainable development, farm tourism, tourism impacts, farm tourism
sustainability, Batangas province farm tourism