Znaczenie Instytucji W Działalności Agroturystycznej W Świetle Pamiętników Agroturystyki

The development of agritourism activities is determined by internal and external factors.The first relate to the motivation and personality traits of the owners of agritourism farms.The second one concerns institutions close to agritourism.The aim of the article is to present the role of selected institutions in agritourism activities contained in agritourism diaries.In the analysis of the research problem, diaries of the authors of the owners of agritourism farms were used.Material collected biographically was used.The article presents the essence of this method, its advantages and disadvantages.It was emphasized that the authors of the diaries, apart from self-motivation for agritourism, indicated the helpful role of various institutions, especially local ones, in starting and running this activity.The fragments of diaries included in the article have cognitive and practical values, which are presented in the summary of the study.