Trade.Information

Company Name: AGRI TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Company Type: Agricultural Tourism, Holidays concept of Visiting a working farm or any agricultural, horticultural, or agribusiness operations for the purpose of enjoyment, education, or active involvement

Company Profile

Is to promote agriculture tourism to achieve income, employment and economic stability in rural communities in India, help boosting a range of activities, services and amenities provided by farmers and rural people to attract urban tourists to their area, thus providing opportunity for urban people to get back to the roots.

About Company

In general, Agri-Tourism is the practice of attracting travelers or visitors to an area or areas used primarily for agricultural purposes.
However, Agri-Tourism is small-scale, low-impact, and, in most cases, education-focused. Because landowners operate the majority of farms in Maharasthra, opportunities for uniqueness and customization are limitless. Many agri-tourism activities require only a small farm crew in order to be successful. For instance, farm tours, bed and breakfasts, Tractor / bullock card rides, grapes, mangoes, and other horticulture farms, by product farms, birds / animal zoos, and many other activities may be operated with little additional investment in labor.
Below is the list of a few things that a farm operator may offer to tourists. The business operator is limited only by his or her own creativity.

Overnight stays: Lodging and camping
· Bed and breakfast
· Camp sites
· Youth camp
· Farm vacation (farm stays, feeding animals, picking fruit/vegetables)
· Day trips/picnics
· Weddings, receptions, honeymoons

Special events and festivals
· Music festivals
· Holiday celebrations
· Harvest festivals
· Rural Festivals/ Jatra

Off the farm
· Farmers' markets at taluka place
· Taluka Milk Collection centers Village fairs
· Roadside produce stands