Obstacles and Suggested Solutions for Developing Agritourism from orchard Owner’s perspective in the Governorates of Sulaymaniyah and Halabja/KRI.

This research aims to determine the Obstacles and Suggested Solutions related to Developing Agritourism from Orchard Owners Perspective in the study area. Orchard owners were selected as the participant study population totaled 1,620 in the Sulaimani and Halabja governorates. To Select the sample of research, Morgan Law depending the geographical distribution was used 324 Orchard Owners by used 20% of the study population. The questionnaire was used to gather data, and it was reviewed by some experts to measure the validity. The descriptive statistical methods that were utilized for data analysis by using the statistical program SPSS. The results finding shows the obstacles facing the orchard owner in developing an agritourism were medium to low. As well as the finding, the financial obstacles came in first rank from the respondent’s perspective compared to other obstacles, and the (Combating agritourism projects by the rural community) obstacle came at the last rank. Providing financial support, insurance, and long-term loans for the development of agritourism projects is also one of the important recommendations suggested by the orchard owners. The researchers suggested that all the requirements for orchard owners should be provided by the relevant parties in material and moral terms, review the laws, regulations and guidelines related to farms and agricultural land for changing it to an agritourism orchard farm, and promote the agritourism project, with financial support provided by Stakeholders and NGOs for the development and agriculture of their farms.