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{{Short description|Federation of agriculturists and their co-operatives}}
{{Orphan|date=June 2024}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
'''Maharashtra State Agri and Rural Tourism Co-operative Federation Limited'''<ref name="AFDC-20121009">{{cite web|url=http://www.agritourism.in/pdf/Maharashtra-Krishi-Paryatan-Vistar-Yojana-2010.pdf|title=MAHARASHTRA KRISHI PARYATAN VISTAR YOJANA 2010|publisher=ATDC|accessdate=9 October 2012|location=Pune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201194614/http://www.agritourism.in/pdf/Maharashtra-Krishi-Paryatan-Vistar-Yojana-2010.pdf|archive-date=1 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a federation of agriculturalists and their co-operatives. Its scope of influence is [[Maharashtra]] an [[India]]n state. It is also known by the acronym MART.
==Establishment==
The federation was set up on 12 December 2008 at [[Baramati]] in [[Pune district]] of Maharashtra.<ref name="Toni-20081215">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Farmers-launch-rural-tourism-federation/articleshow/3837072.cms|title=Farmers launch rural tourism federation|last=Deshmukh|first=Nikhil|date=2008-12-15|work=Times of India|publisher=B|accessdate=9 October 2012|location=Mumbai}}</ref> According to its managing director the federation would help farmers to supplement their income from farm produce by initiating tourism related activities on their properties.<ref name="IE-20100510">{{cite news|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/sunetra-pawar-to-head-mart/456990/|title=Sunetra Pawar to head MART|date=2010-05-10|work=Indian Express|accessdate=9 October 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref> MART in partnership with [[NABARD]] has undertaken training and certification programmes for farmers.<ref name="IE-200905-8">{{cite news|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/farmers-imparted-agritourism-training/467151/|title=Farmers imparted agri-tourism training|date=2009-05-28|work=Indian Express|accessdate=9 October 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
==International study tours==
A news report informs that members of MART would be sponsored by the Maharashtra state government to go on international tours to study agriculture related tourism activities.<ref name="DNA-20120825">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report_farmers-to-be-sent-abroad-on-study-tours_1732616|title=Farmers to be sent abroad on study tours|last=Dahitule|first=Kiran|date=2012-08-25|work=DNA|accessdate=9 October 2012|location=Mumbai}}</ref> MART is the apex body for co-operatives related to agriculture based tourism belonging to Maharashtra.<ref name="ET-20120515">{{cite news|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=RVRNLzIwMDkvMDUvMTUjQXIwMTEwMQ==&Mode=HTML|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110253/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=RVRNLzIwMDkvMDUvMTUjQXIwMTEwMQ==&Mode=HTML|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|title=Earl if the Rustic Trial|last=Agashe|first=Ashish|author2=Talukdar Tapash|date=2009-05-15|work=Economic Times|accessdate=9 October 2012|location=Mumbai}}</ref>
==Subsidies==
MART lobbies the state government and India's central government so that they would extend subsidies to agri-tourism activities.<ref name="DNA-20110919">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/interview_agri-tourism-has-the-potential-to-boost-the-rural-economy_1589046|title=Agri-tourism has the potential to boost the rural economy|last=Karande|first=Pallavi|date=2011-09-19|work=DNA|accessdate=9 October 2012}}</ref> MART has demanded that loans be extended at a rate of six percent by NABARD considering that it has certified agri tourism as an emerging business.<ref name="IE-20100809">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/demand-for-subsidised-loans-for-agri-tourism/657824|title=Demand for subsidised loans for agri tourism|date=2010-08-09|work=Indian Express|accessdate=9 October 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Agricultural cooperatives in India]]
[[Category:Rural development organisations in India]]
[[Category:Agricultural marketing in India| ]]
[[Category:Agriculture in Maharashtra|Cooperative]]
[[Category:Tourism in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Cooperatives in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Rural tourism]]
[[Category:2008 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Companies based in Pune]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2008]]