. 1 Introduction to AgroTourism Tourism is now well recognized as an engine of
growth in the various economies in the world. Several countries have
transformed their economies by developing their tourism potential.Tourism has
great capacity to generate large-scale employment and additional income sources
to the skilled and unskilled.Today the concept of traditional tourism has been
changed. Some new areas of the tourism have been emerged like Agro-Tourism.
Promotion of tourism would bring many direct and indirect benefits to the
people. ´ Agro-tourism is an innovative
agricultural activity related to tourism and agriculture both. It has a great
capacity to create additional source of income and employment opportunities to
the farmers.
2. Location of Agro Tourism Center
Location is most important factor for
success in the agro-tourism. The location of the centre must easy to arrive and
have a good natural background. Urban tourists are interested into enjoying the
nature and rural life. So, farmers should develop their centre in the rural
areas only which have a beautiful natural background to attract urban tourist
in your farm. ´ The place of agro-tourism centre must
need easy accessible by roads and railways. Tourists want to enjoy some
historical and natural tourist places along with the agro-tourism. Hence, the
centre should be developed near of these tourist places.
3. Concept of AgroTourism
A
term ‘Agro-Tourism’ is a new face of tourism. An agro-tourism is farm based
business that is open to the public.These specialized agro-tourism destinations
generally offer things to see, things to do, and produce or gifts to buy, and
are open to the public.AgriTourism is defined as “Travel that combines
agricultural or rural settings with products of agricultural operations – all
within a tourism experience”. ´ Agro-Tourism is that Agri-Business
activity, when a native farmers or person of the area offers tours to their
agriculture farm to allow a person to view them growing, harvesting, and
processing locally grown foods, such as coconuts, pineapple, sugar cane, corn,
or any agriculture produce the person would not encounter in their city or home
country. Often the farmers would provide a home-stay opportunity and
education”. Agro-Tourism and Eco-Tourism are closely related to each other.
Eco- Tourism provides by the tour companies but, in the agro-tourism farmers
offer tours to their agriculture farm and providing entertainment, education
and fun-filled experiences for the urban peoples. ´ Agro-tourism is a way of sustainable tourist
development and multi-activity in rural areas through which the visitor has the
opportunity to get aware with agricultural areas, agricultural occupations,
local products, traditional food and the daily life of the rural people, as
well as the cultural elements and traditions. Moreover, this activity brings
visitors closer to nature and rural activities in which they can participate,
be entertained and feel the pleasure of touring.
4. Who Can Start AgroTourism Centers?
The individual farmer can start
agro-tourism who have minimum two hector land, farm house, water resource and
is interested to entertain the tourists. Apart from the individual farmer,
agricultural co-operatives institute, Non-Government organizations,
Agricultural Universities, and agricultural colleges may start their centers.
Even Grampanchayats can start such centers in their operational areas with the
help of villagers and farmers.
5. What is the difference between Agro Tourism &
CommercialTourism?
1. Agro-tourism also a tourism business but it
is deferent from the common tourism because it has a base of agriculture and
rural lifestyle. Generally tourism has provided to see and enjoy the natural
places as well as some heritages. But, agro- tourism includes experience,
education and cultural transformation. It vary special from general tourism in
the following manner: 2. It provides pollution and noise free sites for travel
and tourism at rural background. 3. The cost of food, accommodation, recreation
and travel is minimum in agro-tourism 4. Agro-tourism can satisfy the curiosity
of urban peoples about sources of food, plants, animals, and industrial
agro-raw materials. 5. It provides information about the rural handicrafts,
languages, culture, tradition, dresses and lifestyle. 6. A family environment
at the tourist place, is one of the most important characteristics in the agro-
tourism 7. In the agotour, tourists not only see and watch agriculture farms
but also they can participate in the agricultural activities and experience the
farming. 8. It provides natural situations to watching, Birds, animals, water
bodies etc 9. Agro-tourism could create awareness about rural life and
knowledge about agriculture 10. It also provides opportunity for education
through experience of farming and knowledge about the rural life including
entertainment. Agro-tourism is an instrument of urban-rural connectivity
through the tours.
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