Baramati Agritourism Centre:A Fruitful Excursion
Agritourism is a new concept.It serves to educate urban people about agriculture and also provides jobs and education to rural people.The Baramati Agritourism Centre is located in Malegaon village near Baramati.My uncle Sujit Das told us about the place.It is a 3 hr drive from Pune and is managed by Pandurang Taware and promoted by the Pawar family.It's a wonderful place for an excursion as it takes us back to nature. This centre has introduced new concepts such as biological method of insect control as shown above, Green House(Israeli technology) to help maximum production from agriculture,Sugarcane planting by tissue culture method and plantation of Rosa glandulifera to counteract cancer When we arrived we were seated in the cool area below coconut trees and served Poha which was soft,savory and filling.Birds chirped in the background while we took our bites.Some days they serve upma or sheera. Maharashtrian food is served.For lunch there was jowar or bajra bhakri, chapattis, r...