The term agro-tourism emerged in the late twentieth century. It includes agricultural farms that are related to tourism. This notion represents all activities related not only to tourists but also to the organizers of the holidays in general. For this reason, agro tourism is understood differently by tourists, on the one hand, and by other groups related to tourism, on the other. For tourists, agro tourism means all activities through which people learn about the agricultural production or the regular stay in the farm environment.
Practice shows that there are other entities interested in the agro touristic activity, while firms are focusing their activity less and less on agriculture. The meaning of „agro tourism‟ varies among different geographical regions. Furthermore the links between agriculture and rural tourism vary, this difference being due to the role of the community in these areas.
In Europe the difference between agro tourism and rural tourism is critical. In areas where farm production is highly specialized and where one can notice the existence of close links in the rural community, it is advisable to use the term rural tourism instead of agro tourism. In broad terms agro tourism also includes services related to food production companies according to tradition. This aspect of agro tourism is crucial for the rural product promotion in countries with high levels of food production. So agro tourism includes agricultural, social and economic policies in the EU, and it is defined as the