§1What this business is
On a 4-acre farm, 1 acre is laid out for visitors and 3 acres stay under crops, orchard and nursery. Visitors buy full-day packages or 1–2 night stays with farm activities (harvesting, milking, feeding animals, fishing), organic-farming and cooking workshops, nature trails, folk performances and local dishes such as mandua roti and Garhwal dal pakwan. Income also comes from fruit, crops and nursery plants, and from a farm street selling local produce and crafts.
Capacity: 5 cottages and 10 tents.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
A farming family or landowner near a tourist route with land, interest in hospitality and links with local farmers.
Who it is not for
Someone without land — land is assumed to be owned in this profile.
Advantages
- Earns from both tourism and farm produce
- City families and schools want farm experiences
- Uses local food, crafts and culture as attractions
- The farm keeps producing even in the tourist off-season
Drawbacks
- Most of the cost (₹71 L) goes into buildings on the farm
- Visitor numbers are seasonal and weather-dependent
- Needs both farming and hospitality skills
- The profile's own income figures are inconsistent
Skills you need
- Organic farming and orchard care
- Hospitality and local cooking
- Running activities for children and groups
- Online marketing and travel tie-ups
Why difficulty 3/5: Combines farming and hospitality, with a large building cost; land must be your own.
§3Market
Who buys
- City families and day visitors
- Schools and colleges on study tours
- Domestic and foreign tourists seeking rural stays
- Buyers of fruit, crops and nursery plants
How it sells
- Day packages and 1–2 night stays
- Travel influencers and partnerships
- On-farm outlets selling produce and crafts
Good to know
- Profile sales table: day packages ₹17.82 L, 1-night stays ₹37.80 L, 2-night stays ₹5.83 L, trainings ₹0.27 L, fruit ₹2.25 L, crops ₹2.25 L, plants ₹0.09 L.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Solar panel | 1 | ₹1,50,000 |
| Electrical set-up including motor, inverter and generator | 1 | ₹2,00,000 |
| Sports equipment (cricket, football, badminton) | set | ₹5,000 |
| Drip irrigation system | 1 | ₹1,75,000 |
| Bicycles | 4 | ₹4,000 each |
| Furniture | lot | ₹1,00,000 |
| Landscaping, garden and plantations | lot | ₹1,50,000 |
| Cottages (5) | 5 | ₹30,00,000 |
| Tents | 10 | ₹1,00,000 |
From: Devbhoomi Udyamita Yojana (Uttarakhand DUY) project profile — Agro Tourism
- Farm produce for the kitchengrown on the 3-acre crop area
- Seeds, saplings and farming toolsfarming tools ₹5,000 in the profile
From: Devbhoomi Udyamita Yojana (Uttarakhand DUY) project profile — Agro Tourism
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam
- GST
- Shops and establishments registration and trade licence
- Registration with the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board
- FSSAI licence for food service
- Fire safety clearance
- Pollution control board consent for water use and waste
- Protected area permit if the farm is in a forest area
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
- AIFCentralUnclear3% interest subvention, up to ₹2 crore
- NHBCentralActive35% back-ended subsidy
The ₹52.60 L bank loan can be covered by CGTMSE; PMEGP and MUDRA fit smaller versions; AIF and NHB can support the orchard, nursery and farm infrastructure parts.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Land and building ₹71.26 L (own land; dining room, 5 cottages, welcome centre, tents, orchard, nursery, training centre, wellness pavilion, two traditional dwellings, fencing) + plant and machinery ₹5.30 L + equipment and furniture ₹2.91 L + misc. fixed assets ₹0.02 L + preliminary ₹1.27 L + working capital ₹6.91 L = ₹87.67 L. Finance: promoter ₹35.07 L, bank loan ₹52.60 L (60%).
Working capital: Working capital ₹6.91 L in the project cost.
Year not printed on the DUY profile — check current prices.
§8Export potential
A tourism service; farm produce sells locally.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Low visitor numbers in the first years
- Crop loss from weather or wild animals
- Guest safety around animals, ponds and trails
- Loan repayment on a large building cost
§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan
A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.
- Days 1–30: Visit a working agro-tourism farm unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
- Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam, GST), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
- Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.
§11Who to connect with
Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect
§12Watch
There is no episode on this business yet. Shows are coming soon on the Podcast page.
Want to start Agro-Tourism Farm?
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Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.