Agrotourism and Economics

Authors: Dr. Sunil Dasharath Salve, Dr. Kashinath Ramachandra Chavan , Dr. Kalpit Ganesh Mhatre ,
Publish Date/ Year : September 2024 | Format: Paperback | Genre : Agriculture | Other Book Detail

An inventive idea that combines tourism and agriculture is agroturism. Other names for agrotourism include farmtourism, agritourism, and agriculture tourism. It includes a variety of activities such as farm tours, educational programs, farming activities, and more, with the goal of improving farmers' economic circumstances and providing guests with an engaging, enjoyable, and entertaining immersion in rural life and agriculture. In India, the economy is heavily dependent on agriculture. Farmers have been having difficulty lately getting fair market rates for their goods. Agrotourism is practiced in several Indian states, including Nagaland, Punjab, Haryana, Kerala, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. Agrotourism offers a substantial remedy for this problem. Between 2023 and 2028, the Indian agrotourism market had an impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.9%. Following are the activities that can be done under the roof of agrotourism:

Pages

89 pages

Language

English

Publication date

September 2024

ISBN-13

978-93-6678-497-7

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Dr. Sunil Dasharath Salve

Dr. Sunil Dasharath Salve is currently working as an assistant professor in Economics at New Education Society's Arts, Commerce and Science College, Lanja District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra State. He has done his Ph.D. from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. He is a well known academician and researcher in the field of Economics. To his credit he has various papers in national and international peer reviewed journals and have published several chapters in national books.

Dr. Kashinath Ramachandra Chavan

Dr. Kashinath Ramachandra Chavan is presently working as a vice-principal in New Education Society's Arts, Commerce and Science College, Lanja District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra State. He has done his Ph.D. from Shivaji University, Kolhapur. He is a well-known academician in the state of Maharashtra. He has teaching experience of 24 years for UG and 16 years for PG courses. He has published various research papers in national and international journals. He is a subject expert in Economics and currently working as a head of the Economics department and coordinator of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). He has participated and presented papers on various issues at national and international level.

Dr. Kalpit Ganesh Mhatre

Dr. Kalpit Ganesh Mhatre is currently working as an assistant professor in botany at New Education Society's Arts, Commerce and Science College, Lanja District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra State. He has total teaching experience of 10 years at UG level. He has completed his Ph.D. from St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Mumbai. He is the author of two books and editor of 06 books. To his credit he has 14 research papers in UGC CARE list and has written 15 chapters in various books. He also has 03 patent publication to his credit. He has vast experience in the field of Plant Taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Molecular Systematics, Ecology and Anthropology. Apart from academic work, he has been engaged in administrative work also. At institute level, he is being working as a Nodal Officer for various schemes such as Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Kalam Program for IP Literacy and Awareness (KAPILA), Atal Ranking of Institution on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA), Acharya Chanakya Kaushalya Vikas Kendra (ACKVK). Dr. Mhatre is a President of Institutional Innovation Council (IIC). He has been designated as a District Sustainability Mentor (DSM) for Ratnagiri District by Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India, Hyderabad.