Sustainable agriculture and Agro-Tourism
In today’s agricultural
methodology worldwide are challenged by ever changing climate change and other natural
and artificial fears, such as increased energy/power costs. Sustainable and
eco-friendly agricultural practices help farmers to adjust changes and to lesser
greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable agriculture also means to give a new
shape and opening the door to that
can help making farming cleaner and greener and more resistant to disasters and
fears.
Now demand for
agriculture and ancillaries is rising rapidly
with increase in population and per capita income and also growing demand from industry sector. Thus, an burning
need to identify severity of problem facing agriculture sector to restore its
vitality. To triumph over these problems, innovation and intensification of
sustainability is the need of this hour.
At present there are
outstanding business prospects, multiple trade opportunities , competitive
pricing of agricultural product standards internationally in the agro industry. Production is growing up
as well as foreign exports are growing has benefited the consumers but not the
real marginal farmers.
Farmer entrepreneurs
operates in a complex and very dynamic environment. An agriculturist with an
entrepreneurial spirit energetically, very enthusiastically and carefully makes
numerous different decisions about his farm in this sector that surely influences
the profits of the farm business.
The Agricultural sector
needs immediate reposition for improvement of competitiveness in between
products and services and creates a non-traditional market for innovative
products and services. Agricultural Innovation and Sustainability’ with Agricultural Tourism or Agro- Tourism is
the very Holidays concept of Visiting and wondering a working farm or any agricultural
field , horticultural, garden, or agribusiness operations to enjoy, educate, or
active involvement in the activities. Agro-tourism is the form of tourism which
involves on rural culture as a tourist attraction with natural beauty. It has provide
a new dimension as potential income and
job and money generating activity.
Desire is the key to motivation, but it is determination and
commitment of farmers may make in Agro tourism it is no doubt. In India it
really paves to Make in India with innovative and progressive ideas.
In this connection
following are to be followed: (a) Increasing availability of green and clean technologies
and tools to reduce vulnerability (b) Internet booking, online marketing and
promotion for Agro Brand, (c) Recognition given for sustainable tourism
investment and, creating low cost of energy, facing Competition from emerging
destinations.