Wednesday, October 19, 2011

AGRI TOURISM




WILDNEST...........
t’s a concept of Agri tourism which is commenced at biodiversity organic farm,in river bank,with full of birds,bats,butterflies,fishing in the river &bathing in the river.its located in Sethumadai village which is in the foot hills of TOPSLIP A tiger reserve and national park with rich Flora and fauna.






What is agri tourism?
In recent years, travel has become much more than just ticking through the mandatory list of local museums and sites. Travelers want to slow down when they discover a new destination. They want to meet locals in their natural environments and become more involved with the land they are visiting.
With this in mind, Agritourism was born. At its most basic level, Agritourism is a style of travel that takes place on a farm or ranch and usually offers the opportunity to help with on-site farming or ranching tasks during the visit. It entails a meaningful visit with a producer of land-based products and services.
Agritourism generally encompasses slower, more leisurely activities that help a person understand and appreciate the land and the people who live on it.



Agri Tourism is however not all about staying in a village and relishing the food, this is an opportunity to be close to where the 75 % of Indians live. “One of the best things about staying on a farm is that guests can contribute to the place through their involvement,” Our idea is to make tourists live life like a villager, right from milking the cow, ploughing the field, bathing in a well to climbing a tree and plucking fruits,”

Why Agri Tourism?
Mother Nature is open door school without brick walls! If observed carefully one can learn something or the other, moreover India is Agriculturist’s Country, it is expected that we should know the information related to agriculture.

Today urban children’s world has became limited in the closed door school, classes, cartoon programs on the television, video games, chocolates, soft drinks, spicy fast food, computer, internet, and so on, they see mother nature only on television screen,
Now it has become very necessary that children know the traditional way of agricultural farming activities, and other businesses dependant on agriculture.
Here children come very close to Mother Nature and learn many new things in life...
Why is agritourism important?
As commercialism and mass production become the standards by which we live, Agritourism has given people who work in the agricultural and horticultural sectors a chance to share their work with the masses. Some Agritourism experiences allow guests to buy food products grown on the farm or hand-crafted products made by the farmers’ families; purchasing these goods helps provide ranchers who rely on their land with another source of income.

Home and consumer education has given way to technology courses in middle and high schools, and many children grow up without ever really knowing what the countryside is or what it’s like to interact with live farm animals. Agritourism, therefore, gives parents the opportunity to introduce their children to something other than the city life.
Basic principles of Agri-Tourism
Agri-tourism should ensure the following three basic principles.
Have something for visitors to see:- Animals, birds, farms and nature are the few things which Agri- tourism could offer to the tourist to see. Apart from these, culture, dress, festivals and rural games could create enough interest among forest in Agri-tourism.
Have something for visitors to do:- Participating in agricultural operations and swimming, bullock cart riding,
camel riding, buffalo riding, cooking and participating in the rural games are the few activities to quote in which tourist can take part and enjoy.
Have something for visitors to buy:- Rural crafts, dress materials, farm gate fresh agriculture products,
processed foods are the few items which tourist can buy as memento for remembrance.

Agri Tourism on- site attractions /activities:
The Guests here are welcomed in traditional way with kumkum and garlands, and then invited to partake of an authentic breakfast made by local farmer Fruit Plantations Tour, understanding the growth cycle pattern, Fruit Food Values etc.Tourists and kids will be told the information of the supply chain cycle from farmer to customer Cow Farm Tour, Cow milking, visiting the talulka milk processing units near by getting insight of how milk, cow dunk by product are made, how beneficial are those products for human body? �Sheep and Goat Farm Tour, goat walking, milking �Silk Farming and producing with retail counter to buy silk cloth and silk sarees �Farm Equipment Museum �Medicinal Plantation Tour, understanding the uses of plants in day to day life. �Practical demonstration of various experiments on crops and fruits. �Various Modern methods of water irrigation demos. �Large nursery of mother saplings to help grow superior grade fruits trees. Here tourists can know about the different types of saplings. �Supply improved and processed sugarcane sets. �Irrigation water and soil analysis, fertilizers plants and animal feed & to guide the farmers accordingly. �Rural Games like (gilli danda) vittudandu, gotya, bhavra, bullocks cart and tractor rides. �Bee Hive Demo Farm �As an alternative to electricity the trust has installed solar, wind mill, bio gas, and other unconventional modes of energy generation. Souvenir shop and Fruit Stall: Here tourists can buy the small wooden bullock cart, mud articles, specialty pickles, Papads, Milk products, Jaggery, Sugar cane, Fruits, Food Grains, Village and rural theme paintings, plant saplings, silk cloth and sarees, and many more rural specialty products as souvenir gifts. Agri Tourism Offsite attractions.. �Nearby Village fairs and weekly bazaars. �Educational Campuses of Agricultural Development Trusts. �Sugar Factory and Jaggery making Units. �Water Percolations Tanks Old Religious Temples on scenic locations �Talulka Milk Collection Centre. Observation with Flamingo Birds. �Visit to Cow Dairy Farm,