SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF AGROTOURISM IN WESTERN MAHARASHTRA

The researcher will understand how agro tourism is considered as a way of sustainable development. A continual Social and Economic deterioration has impacted rural communities. This paradigm of growth has become unsustainable from a social, cultural and economic point of view. Modern rural development trends underline that rational and organized utilization of agricultural resources, along with the enhancement of rural, cultural and naturalistic heritage.

 In this paper views the researcher investigates the studies on the status of Agro-tourism, studies on cash flow in agro-tourism and studies on problems and prospects of agro-tourism, the possibility of agro tourism as a driver of sustainable rural development. Researcher examined the prospect for sustainable development of Agro tourism in western Maharashtra.