Dirghayu Farms Agri resort, near Mumbai- Nashik highway, offering cottages Dirghayu Farms Agri resort is approved by Maharashtra State Agri & Rural Tourism Co-op. Federation Ltd. (MART) and Agri Tourism Development Corporation.Agri tourism, agricultural resort, resort in thane, resort in shahapur, low budget resorts, cottage resorts.
 
About Agri Tourism
 

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.

 
   
Plantations at Dirghayu Farms Agri Resort

Plantations at Dirghayu Farms Agri Resort

   
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

   
   
Plantations at Dirghayu Farms Agri Resort

Plantations at Dirghayu Farms Agri Resort

 

While the number and diversity of agritourism and value added businesses are growing in India, there is limited recognition of its development potential. Support varies significantly between states. Individual Farmers have played a significant role in enhancing the viability of the agritourism and value-added processing sector. Those farmers who are involved with agritourism activities can also become members of regional tourism associations in order to participate in broader tourism marketing initiatives. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries is currently the primary government agency providing indirect support to agritourism  ( small farmers finance scheme, fresh water fisheries development finance, to build the farm water lake, install drip irrigation plant; horticultural cultivation subsidies, food processing finance support, etc )  followed by assistance from the Ministry of Rural Development,( clean village scheme, )  Tourism and Culture.MTDC Mahabraman Scheme and ( bed and breakfast) scheme