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6 farmstays in Maharashtra to experience rural living

Maharashtra is much more than its mega metropolis of Mumbai or its Maratha stronghold of Pune. Regions like Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Baramati and Palghar have deep agricultural roots. Some of the farms here are now inviting visitors to experience rural living and farming here. For urban travellers a stay in rural Maharashtra offers not only a change of pace, it also provides a connection to the very earth on which our food is grown and to age-old traditions and practices, agricultural and cultural. Here are six farmstays from Maharashtra that will make you start drawing up plans for a permanent move away from the cities:

Hideout Farm, Palghar

The Hideout Farm is just a two-hour drive from the dust, pollution, noise and traffic of Mumbai but it will feel like you have stepped into an alternate universe filled with greenery, birdsong and fresh air. The brick-and-mud property is set in acres of lush vegetation, filled with fruit bearing trees and plants like mango, banana, sapota, guava, pineapple and lime, along side other trees like teak, gulmohar, frangipani and bamboo. The plants have been carefully nurtured by the Chhabra family, who have built and run Hideout. When they bought the property about three decades ago there was just one tree on it! The farmstay is run on the concept of simple living, so the food is vegetarian and organic and even milk and milk products are eschewed. Guests are expected to wash their own utensils after meals and also bring their own toiletries. Your reward is fresh organic food, much of it grown on the farm, getting your hands dirty by helping out with the farming, rejuvenating with neuropathy massages, visiting the Warli villages nearby and enjoying the deepest sleep you are likely to ever experience in the pitch dark, soundless (except for insect sounds) nights.

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Farm of Happiness, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri

‘Aanandache Shet’ or Farm of Happiness is where you will find all the answers to your questions on farming, on how plants, fruits and vegetables grow and the work that goes into it. This farmstay in set amidst a 20-acre farm filled with alphanso mango trees, cashew trees, seasonal vegetables, fruits and other crops along with many wild trees. Stay in the traditional Konkani house built from local laterite rocks and relish traditional Maharashtra vegetarian meals cooked on wood fire. Guests can try their hand at farming activities, go trekking, star gaze, go birding and sleep on an open machaan on a star-studded night!

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Maachli, Parule, Sindhudurg

Located in beautiful lush Sindhudurg, Maachli is a unique homestay hidden away in a preserved forest. The accommodation is in cottages built in the traditional style followed by local farmers for their huts by their farms, with sloping roofs, comfortable verandahs and great views. Eat delicious local vegetarian and non-vegetarian food made of produce grown on the organic farm or procured from local suppliers, by the hostess on wood-fired stoves. Go on long walks through the plantation that grows coconut, betal, spices, banana and mango, or to the nearby beach through orchards and jungles or learn pottery in the nearby village.

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Baramati Agri Tourism, Bapkar

Promoted by the Agricultural Development Trust of Baramati, this agritourism initiative offers stay in tents and dorms amidst palm trees. The experience includes home cooked vegetarian meals, traditional Maharashtrain folk performances, campfires, winery visits and farm visits. The traditional meals are a highlight, featuring dishes like Bhakari, a type of roti cooked from Jowar or bajra flour, Pithla, a curry cooked from gram flour and Thecha, a green chilli and garlic chutney.

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Rustic Holidays, Tural, Ratnagiri

As children, going back to the village home was the highlight of summer vacations for many of us—having the run of the house, nipping in and out of the kitchen and pantry for treats, playing in gardens, orchards or fields, using towels as fishing nets to catch tiny pond fish, listening to grandmother’s tales and enjoying her meals and generally chilling out! It is a version of this experience that Nitin and Shilpa Karkare are trying to recreate for guests in their 200-year-old ancestral home in the village of Tural in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri. The homestay also grows numerous crops organically, including mangoes. The Konkan region, where the homestay is located, is known for its greenery and scenic beauty. This is the case of Tural as well. There are thick jungles here that are home to over 160 species of birds. Enjoy traditional Maharashtrian meals, get your hands dirty and farm in the mud in the rains and enjoy the folk art and dance performaces by local village troupes.

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The Happiness Estate, near Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg

This farmstay is located in a region known for its pristine beaches, lush forests, green farms and delicious local food. The Happiness Estate is set in a 15-acre private forest-farm. The grounds, which are mostly left wild, are filled with birds, squirrels and rabbits and are great for walks amidst the trees. Guests can expect delicious home-cooked local Malvan style food made mostly with vegetables from the organic property. Considering how close the coast is, seafood—fish and prawns cooked in a fiery red coconut-based curry or fried in a rava or semolina batter—features heavily in the menu. The kokum and coconut milk digestive, sol kadi, accompanies most meals. Besides the fascinating forests, waterfalls and beaches, the farmstay offers a selection of non-motorised activities and authentic cultural adventures. You could visit the local market in the morning to buy fresh produce or forage in the property’s grounds, where over 60 species of vegetables, fruits and herbs grow, and be part of a cooking demonstration/class at the farm afterwards. Or you could join the local Koli fishermen on a fishing expedition in their wooden boats at the crack of dawn. The farmstay will also link you up with a group of fisherwomen who will take you on a boatride through the Mangrove filled backwaters nearby. It also offers a guided cycling safari in the countrylanes of Sindhudurg. A popular ride is the 30km trip all the way to neihbouring Goa, which ends with a lunch at a Goan home.

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10 Things to do in Baramati | Baramati tourist places

When we speak of Baramati, the first thing that comes to our mind is Agriculture. Baramati is also the hometown of the famous Marathi Poet Kavivarya Moropant. But Baramati has many identities other than Agriculture. Baramati is known for its Gold, sugarcane, temples, and so on. In fact, Grapes and Sugar are exported from Baramati. Shivleelamrut the holy book written by Sridhar belongs to Baramati. There are many religious temples in and around Baramati. So here is a list of 10 things to do in Baramati including Baramati tourist places.

10 Things to do in Baramati

1. witness the architectural marvel of shri kashivishweshwar temple..

The city of Baramati, is famous the for its two ancient temple. Shri. Kashivishweshwar temple and Shri. Siddheshwar Temple. Both these temples have beautiful architecture and both were build around 750 A.D. Shri. Kashivishweshwar temple lies on the western bank of river Karha in Baramati. While Shri. Siddheshwar Temple lies on the eastern bank of river Karha.

The Shri. Kashivishweshwar temple is dedicated to lord Ganesha. The references of Shri Kashivishweshwar Temple can be found in the epic Shiv Lilamrut written by famous poet, Shridhar Swami. Thus making this temple a chief attraction of Baramati. Infact it is one of the most widely visited Baramati tourist places. We visited the Shri. Kashivishweshwar Temple in evening. The temple was very peaceful and quite. The architecture was indeed beautiful.

2. Visit the ancient temple of Shri. Siddheshwar.

This is another attraction of Baramati. Similar to Shri. Kashivishweshwar temple Shri. Siddheshwar temple was also build around 750 A.D. Shri. Siddheshwar Temple is situated on the eastern bank of river Karha. It is said that Shri Siddharameshwar himself built the temple after his guru Mallikarjun asked him to spread the Shiva lingams across the city.

After visiting Shri. Siddheshwar temple we visiting Shri. Kashivishweshwar temple. A beautiful sculpture and idol of Nandi attracted us. The simplicity and beauty of the temple calms your mind. Again making it one of the widely visited Baramati tourist places.

3. Seek blessings of Shri. Mayureshwar at Asthavinayak Temple of Morgaon.

Shri Moreshwar Ganpati temple or Shri Mayureshwar Ganpati temple of Morgaon has great importance among the Ashtavinayak (pilgrimage of eight Ganesha temples) temples of Maharashtra. Infact, Morgaon Mayureshwar Ganpati Temple is one of the most popular Ashtavinayak temple. This small and beautiful temple is located on the bank of river Karha in Baramati Taluka of Pune district and is just 65 km from Pune city. This place also happen to be an adhya Peeth – foremost centre of worship of the Ganapatya sect, which considers Ganesha as the Supreme Being. Read More..

We visited Shri. Mayureshwar Temple on our journey towards Baramati. The religious significance of the temple attracted us towards the temple. Shri. Mayureshwar Ganpati temple is also an amazing weekend getaway near Pune. It is the first Ashtavinayak temple to be visited in your Ashtavinayak temple tours and hence this temple is one of the most widely visited places in the list of Baramati tourist places.

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4. Visit Siddhivinayak Ganapati at Siddhatek – the only Ashtavinayak Ganesha whose trunk is turned to the right.

Siddhatek is located 50 k.m from Baramati and is worth a visit. Shri. Siddhivinayak Ganapati at Siddhatek is famous as the one who gives siddhi. The temple is the second Ashtavinayaka temple in the Indian state of Maharashtra and the only Ashtavinayaka shrine in Ahmednagar district. Located on the bank of Bhima river this is the only Ashtavinayak Ganesha whose trunk is turned to the right . Many devotees are attracted to the Siddhatek every year to seek the blessing of this Ashtavinayak making it a must visit among Baramati tourist places.

We visited Siddhatek after our bird watching trip of Bhigwan. The temple gave a calm and smooth feeling. Like other Asthavinayak temples, there are shops selling items like Prasad, toys, garlands, flowers etc. To know in details about the refer the links below. Read More…

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5. Visit Jejuri – the golden temple of Maharashtra

Jejuri is about 18 k.m from Morgaon. Jejuri is a place of religious and historic importance and is famous for it Khandoba temple. Lord Khandoba is considered as kuladevat (family god) of entire Maharashtra and hence Jejuri is a popular pilgrimage site. It was at Jejuri, khodoba (an incarnation of lord Shiva) destroyed the demons called Mani and Malla. Since lord Khandoba won the battle on this hill, the hill became popular as Jayadri (jay means victory and Adri means hill. In short it means, place where victory was won). Read More…

We visited Jejuri on our way back to Mumbai. Believe me Jejuri is a must visit destination during your Baramati tour. ‘Devotees showering turmeric on each other and all around, filling the air and the skies in beautiful hues of golden’ is an amazing experience and hence visit to Jejuri is must thing to do while you are in Baramati.

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6. Relax end enjoy at Four seasons Winery & Vineyards

Four Seasons Wines’ vineyard is located in Baramati and is around 65 km from Pune, in the Western Ghats near the village of Rotti, India. The vineyard is built over a plot of around fifty acres and is expanding to 300. This winery gives you an ideal break from the busy lifestyle. It also has a resort which gives you an opportunity to cut off from the hustle bustle of city life and spend time with your loved ones in a calm, peaceful and serene atmosphere, to completely recharge yourself.

In addition to an authentic wine tour, that walks you through the process of the entire life cycle of the wine making and exclusive wine tasting session, the four season winery gives you opportunity like a nature walk in the adjoining forest, a morning walk in the vineyards, a cycling expedition. In short it is a must visit destination or things to do in Baramati. However the road to the Winery is not well constructed so one has to be careful while driving.

7. Enjoy animal spotting at Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary

Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary is probably the smallest wildlife Scanctury in India around 5 kms which provides you an opportunity to spot Chinkaras, Indian Wolf, Indian fox, Striped Hyena, Indian rabbits and wide variety of birds.

We visited Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary after visiting Four Season Winery. Believe me, the experience of driving inside the sanctuary is one of the best. If you enjoy wild life photography or bird watching then the place is for you and hence amoung must visit Baramati tourist places. Read More..

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8. Enjoy bird watching at Bhigwan

Bhigwan, also know as mini Bharatpur is a small town situated along the backwater of Ujani Dam. Every year thousands of migratory birds migrate to Bhigwan for food, breeding and nesting which has made Bhigwan famous for birdwatching, especially flamingos and wildlife photography. Bhigwan is located on the Pune-Solapur Highway around 105 km from Pune (approximately 2 hours) making it a perfect one day tourist destination near Pune. During the month of October to March Bhigwan is packed with bird lovers from all over Maharashtra.

Bhigwan is one of the mostly widely visited Baramati tourist places. We had planned an entire day for birdwatching at Bhigwan . As planned we started early in the morning and reached Bhigwan at around 6.30 a.m. to take the first boat for bird watching. The experience of watching the birds in their natural habitat was mesmerizing. Don’t forget to check some amazing photos of birds at Bhigwan at the link mentioned below.

Birds at Bhigwan.
Bhigwan a Migratory bird Paradise.

9. Enjoy Agri Tourism

If you want to experience the rural life and introduce it to your kids then visit to Baramati Agri Tourism is must. It allows you to experience lifestyle of villages around Baramati. As a guests you can participate in wide ranging activities and festivities of the area. Baramati is part of Agri Tourism in Maharashtra part which has trained farmers and 152 agri-tourism locations across the state of Maharashtra.

You get to enjoy many activities at Agri Tourism which includes animal feeding, guided crop /vegetables / fruits farms visits and tours, watching domestic animals and how to care for cattle, harvest festivals, rural festivals, visit farmers’ markets, visit taluka milk collection centers, milking the cow, temples visits, agricultural education programs etc. One also get to play rural style games and rides such as Bullock card and tractor Rides, Vittidandu, Gotya, Surparanbhya, Kabaddi, Langadi, Kho-Kho, Bullock Ploughing, Lagore & Gallori. You also get to enjoy homemade meals which gives you a authentic cuisine feel in rural Maharashtra

10. Go shopping

When it comes to shopping at Baramati the first thing that comes to mind is Gold. Yes!! you read it right. Baramati, is famous for Gold. The gold at Baramati is consider to be pure and hence many people visit Baramati just to do wedding gold jewelry shopping. Chandukaka Saraf is an old and well know gold brand at Baramati.

Baramati is also famous for its sugarcane. In fact its one of the main crop of Baramati and, there are three co-operative sugar factories at Baramati. So you can get good quality of sugar, jaggery and its products at Baramati at a cheaper rate. Don’t forget to enjoy sugarcan and its juice.

In Nut Shell

Baramati is on of the best weekend getaway near Pune. It is an complete family package where you get to enjoy activities like Bird watching, Winery tours, visit to ancient temples etc. It an ideal place which gives you an opportunity to cut off from the hustle bustle of city life and spend time with your loved ones in a calm, peaceful and serene atmosphere, to completely recharge yourself.

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Agri tourism has incredible potential for inspiring the development of a vibrant, varied rural economy. In many advanced countries, Agri tourism has developed as an important part of the tourism industry. Agri tourism started to develop significantly in India and specifically in Maharashtra mostly due to its favorable climatic conditions if we consider the last decade’s scenario. It is being pursued as allied agriculture activities that enable farmers to harness the optimal profit of the multi-functional nature of agriculture. This tendency also offered rise to more demand for visitor accommodations and created tremendous opportunities for homestays. The main objective is to discuss and provides a broad overview of Agri tourism. This paper has as its purpose to highlight the Benefits of Agri tourism for Increasing Rural Financial status, Tradition, Education, and Viable Agriculture practices. The sub-purpose is to know the major challenges related to Agri tourism growth.

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Social Equity-based Public Private Partnership strategy for development of Agriculture and Rural Tourism has the potential to enhance rural (and farmers’) economic growth. This should be implemented using Cooperatives and other farmer groups, including FPOs and FPCs, opines Tushar Pandey.

In India, most farmers find it difficult to cultivate land in the conventional manner, as it does not offer good economic returns. So they turn to either cultivating cash crops or selling their land. To make their efforts economically viable, an alternate revenue generation model of Agritourism can be framed that can be operated by them. Diversifying into this agribusiness model calls for much less investment and it can help farmers in gaining an additional source of income.

The combination of Agriculture and Tourism has the potential to not only develop the local economy of the farming community but also for retaining youth by creating ample opportunities for earning while safeguarding the environment and the ecology of the place as a whole. Developments on AgTech and FinTech makes synergy possible on many operational aspects of Agritourism, such as marketing, financing, insurance and other institutional mechanisms. Further prospects on enabling entrepreneurship seems plausible owing to the impetus offered by Farmer Groups, including Farmer Producer Organizations and Companies (FPO/FPC), and other forms of cooperatives. Formation of the new Ministry of Cooperatives by the Government of India is a complementary step in the development of Agritourism and must be taken up by the new ministry on a priority basis.

AGRITOURISM

Agritourism, which falls under the category of Alternate Tourism, refers to the act of visiting a working farm or any agricultural, horticultural or agribusiness operation for the purpose of enjoyment, education, or active involvement in the activities of the farm or operation. It synergizes both agriculture and tourism by capitalizing on their best practices. Though not a new idea per se (as it is already in practice in developed countries), we need to give this an Indian touch. Today, there are closer links between agritourism and nature-based or eco-tourism. There are many places in India that offer outstanding scenery and have national parks, wildlife and heritage buildings. Sustainable habitat management is of increasing interest to a highly urbanized population and that’s why agritourism becomes important for both – the urbanized population and farmers.

The recent National Sample Survey on Agriculture (NSSO) indicates the sad reality of India’s younger generation being uninterested in taking up agriculture. But agritourism could provide them an opportunity to return to their roots. And what could be better than this where you do your farming and also entertain your guests. Tourists visiting such places can relish a combination of special interest, need and leisure, all that makes it different from conventional tourism.

PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN AGRITOURISM

For the development of Agritourism agripreneurs, farmer organizations, co-operatives, funding institutions, NGOs and agribusiness companies need to come together to take up these ventures together with the help of farmers, government agencies and tour operators. Transporters and the hospitality industry are also involved and would benefit in the process. The PPP model provides an appropriate structure for the development of such projects.

The involvement of the state government becomes very important not only in developing such initiatives but to extensively consider the benefits that will ultimately reach the local farmer community. Sustainability monitoring also needs to be taken care of by the government. The major issue is to develop the project considering the long term sustainability of the entire area, population, carrying capacities and farmer benefit. A structured Public Private Partnership approach on Agritourism needs to be evolved after considering the following prime objectives:

All Agritourism activities have to be sustainable;
Focus on environmental, social, cultural and economic sustainability criteria;
Local communities should benefit economically and culturally from tourism;
Ecologically sustainable development;
Minimize impact by visitors;
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Build environmental and cultural awareness and respect;
Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts;
Provide direct financial benefits for conservation;
Provide financial benefits and empowerment for local people;
Raise sensitivity to host countries’ political, environmental, and social climate;
Support international human rights and labour agreements.

A farm-based agritourism site needs to be developed on the lines of Public Private Partnership which will take into account the best possible practices and also set an example for all the stakeholders to start such initiatives. Primarily this model farm will showcase the ability of states as a brand for their agricultural produce, promote educational tours, agricultural festivals and fairs, appeals to special interest groups as an experience of the village life style, thereby creating a tremendous market for both domestic and foreign tourists.

Some areas in India have been successful in developing Agritourism. These include: Maharashtra (Pune and Baramati region); Coorg and other regions in Karnataka; Sikkim, Himachal and Uttarakhand (especially on rural homestay models). There are other isolated projects in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, MP and Orissa developed with Agritourism as a theme.

Activity based linkages of Agritourism

The SPV chart below shows the roles of all the stakeholders in the Agritourism business

The benefits of tourism are well known as it boosts regional development by developing infrastructure, increasing government earnings and revenues through foreign exchange, providing employment to local population, besides enabling lasting peace in conflict ridden areas. Therefore, governments should take up agritourism as a new thrust area and all the stakeholders should take responsibility to promote agritourism. The following steps are critical.

Agripreneurs should join hands with tourism industry for services;
Efforts should be made to train local manpower to enter this industry in large numbers;
Better sharing and dissemination of information on Agritourism through internet and satellite channels;
Offers made available through major tour operators. They sell it along with other holiday packages;
The Department of Tourism promoting India as an Agritourism destination in the international market.

The capacities of Extension and Advisory Services (EAS) in this area need to be considerably enhanced in order to identify, encourage, and support farmers and agripreneurs who could potentially initiate agrotourism enterprises. We need specific training modules and programmes for training of trainers in this area so that EAS providers can organize training and capacity building of farmer groups. When this happens we can look forward to an exciting journey where farmers become agripreneurs offering agritourism that can enhance the tourism potential of India to its fullest in a sustainable manner. This is a win-win for both the economy and society as a whole.

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AESA. 2018. Face to Face. Extension and Agri-tourism in India . https://www.aesanetwork.org/extension-and-agri-tourism-in-india/

Agritourism fact sheet. 12 Things to consider when starting an agritourism business . LSU Ag Center. Research and extension https://www.lsuagcenter.com/NR/rdonlyres/C5B38132-3756-4978-992E-2A42FAB6537C/93305/agritourismtwelvethings1.pdf

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Budiasa IW and Ambarawati IGAA. 2014. Community based agro-tourism as an innovative integrated farming system development model towards sustainable agriculture and tourism in Bali. Journal of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences 20(1):29-40.

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Goel A. 2014. Linking agro-ecology, biodiversity conservation and agro-tourism. https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/23687/

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Nair, Vikneswaran, Hamzah Amran, and Ghazali Musa, eds. 2020. Responsible Rural Tourism in Asia . Channel View Publications.

Phillip S, Hunter C. and Blackstock, K. 2010. A typology for defining agritourism . Tourism management, 31(6):754-758.

Raj, Saravanan and Todd, Jyoti. 2018. Agro-tourism: YATRA-Farm Tourism Venture . Good Practices in Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services with Agripreneurship. https://www.manage.gov.in/publications/goodpractices/CaseStudy1_Feb2018.pdf

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Roth, Monika and Ochtersk, Jim. Getting started in agritourism – A cooperative extension guide on to how to begin, what visitors expect, customer relations, income streams, liability, marketing and other useful resources . http://ccetompkins.org/resources/getting-started-in-agritourism

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I congratulate the author Tushar Pandey for projecting the scope of Agri-farming in India. Recently (15th sept,2021) the Minister of Tourism, Kerala launched Kerala Agri tourism network – Farm tourism as a major initiative to tourism project.

(Minister P A Mohammed Riyas launches Kerala Agri Tourism Network-Farm Tourism PTI Published: Sept… https://www.onmanorama.com/travel/travel-news/2021/09/15/minister-p-a-mohamed-riyas-launched-the-kerala-agri-tourism-network-farm-tourism.html )

The author could have added the following paras to enrich the blog.

The term ‘agri-tourism’ was initially used in the US, but it originated from an Italian National Legal Framework passed in 1985. This law promotes overnight farm stays to diversify the incomes of Italian farmers and support the landscape of farming operations. The seeds of agri-tourism in India were first sown by the formation of the Agri Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) located at Baramati in Maharashtra. The ATDC was founded in 2004 by Pandurang Taware, an entrepreneur from the farming community.

It is a company that encourages agricultural tourism in Maharashtra and promotes it as a means of diversifying business opportunities and securing a feasible livelihood for farmers. Following a phase of research and an initial pilot programme in a village of Baramati district in 2005, the ATDC has grown, with some trained farmers and agri-tourism locations across the state of Maharashtra. Since its inception, farmers across the state have gained a 25% growth in their incomes.

Ref : Sarath and Sivakumar (2020) https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2020/nov/23/to-enhance-income-of-farmers-consider-agri-tourism-2226815.html

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Brief Profile – Pandurang Bhagvanrao Taware Managing Director – Agri Tourism Development Corporation ATDC

AGRI TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION incorporated in 2005 and owns the pilot Agri tourism project of 28 acres in Palshiwadi, tal Baramati Dist Pune , 70 kms from Pune city. The main activities include operating its Agri tourism centre along with encouraging more farmers to take up Agritourism, conducting training and research programs. This is an umbrella platform wherein most of the tourist reservations are booked and then tourists are sent to different centres. This saves on the marketing cost of the farmers. They may themselves also take the bookings. ATDC only provides a helping hand. ATDC the umbrella organization for the Agri Tourism, practices what is preached, by successfully operating its owned pilot Agri tourism project

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