AGRI TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Agri-tourism Development Intiative through C-operative Movement in the State of Maharashtra Agri Tourism was demonstrated on Agriculture Development Trusts farm. once within 2 years the pilot project became a huge success. In 2007 , ATDC launced Mahrashtra State Agri Tourism Vistar Yojana 2007 where in 52 farmers were selected to start Agri-tourism centers across the entire state of Maharashtra. Similary in 2008 another 25 farmers were selcted , thus totally 72 agri tourism centers are operational currently in the entire state. In the state where 80 % farmers have marginal land holdings , it was danger that these farmers may left out of the agri tourism benefits, thus Shri Pandurang Taware suggested the route of cluster agri tourism development under co-operative basis, thus the farmers started several agri tourism development co-operatives. Thus Maharashtra State Agri & Rural Tourism Co-operative Federation Ltd ( MART) was registered on 12th Dec 2008 , with main objecti...