Agricultural Tourism or Agro-Tourism is not a recent
invention, it is a very ancient idea that alive in Indian society since long. It
is rightly the Holidays idea of visiting
a working farm or farm house or any agricultural, horticultural, or agro allied
business operations for the purpose of fun and enjoyment, edification, or participation
in the activities of the farm or involvement in the operation. In general sense
Agro-Tourism is the tradition or practice of attracting tourists or travelers or city visitors to an area of nature with all basic clean and beautiful
climate of amusement along with the rural shadow full with agricultural and clean
atmosphere. Agro-tourism is the most active form of tourism which capitalizes
on and in rural culture as a tourist attraction. Now Agro-tourism has gained a
new horizon as vibrant potential income and job generating activity.
Agriculture or agri-business is the backbone of majority of
the developing states and Odisha- full with Rich cultural monuments and the
eco-tourism hub a is no more exclusion of it. But till now it has been smelled
that basic infrastructure and communication neutrality prevailing in rural Odisha.
In fact, India so as also Odisha witnessed massive expansion and development in
agriculture sector during today. Some policy measures especially the
initiatives are added for betterment of livelihood of rural and agro based
village peoples. Agriculture sector now provides the bulk of wage goods required
by the non-agriculture sectors and maximum quality and pure raw materials for
various industries of our country. As a result the city life depends on rural
and agro sector with manifolds. Although
India is one of the top countries in the agricultural and allied production,
the current level of farming mechanism which varies across the states.,
averages around 20 percent whereas more than 90 percent of the developed
countries are available. This signifies that there is massive start up awaits
for a bright awesome business plan side by side actively observe ‘live and let
other live’ by producing fresh , clean, organic surroundings for so called hot
and busy city lives. And there has been scope
to improve drastically by intensifying modern technologies along the youth
manpower connecting service sectors in India. Tourism in India and in every
state particularly in Odisha is the potential game changer.