See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343945461 Model Farm of Agri-Tourism Project Proposal Project Information Article in The International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology · August 2020 CITATIONS READS 0 4,543 2 authors, including: Bashi Khan PMAS - Arid Agriculture University 10 PUBLICATIONS 0 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: grow winter wheat in Afghanstan View project Model Farm of Agri-Tourism View project All content following this page was uploaded by Bashi Khan on 28 August 2020. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. Model Farm of Agri-Tourism BASHI KHAN & SHUMAILA NAWAZ PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Department of Economics August, 2020 Project Proposal Project Information The title of the intended project is a Model Farm for Agri-Tourism. Model Farm for Agri-Tourism is a Project about the developments of Farm. The farm we are planning to develop will be a model form which will include different subunits. Firstly, a small fish farm will be developed in which we will have with different species of fishes. Secondly, a traditional food dhaba/restaurant will be developed where local food will be served in a traditional way to promote traditional dishes. Thirdly, Fruit and Vegetable farms will be planted which will have different plants, different species of flowers, and trees of different fruits and will be grown to provide visitors farm-fresh fruits and vegetables. The intended project will be completed in a time of one year. This project proposal of said project is prepared by Bashi khan & Shumaila Nawaz. The audience of this project proposal may include. Farmers Agriculture Department Tourism Department School Colleges and Universities Families The purpose of the intended project is to promote Agri-Tourism, do commercial activity to increase the income of farmers. 1 Executive Summary Agri-Tourism has potential which is not explored so far in Pakistan. The income of farmers is not enough to fulfill their needs. They do not have any monthly income instead they have seasonal income which is not guaranteed. This income is affected by climate, government policies, increased rates of pesticides and fertilizers, and current market situations. After analyzing all the problems farms of trees, fruits, a forest can be used to do a commercial activity to increase the income of farmers. By developing a Model Farm for Agri-Tourism we can attract tourists. Tourists can spend time in this natural setting and all this activity can help farmers to earn side income. 2 The project is on Agri-Tourism. We want to develop a model farm which will include these: A small fish farm where different fishes’ species will be kept. This fish farm will provide an additional income to farmer and different species of fishes will attract visitors and a traditional food Dhaba/restaurant where local food will be served in a traditional way to promote traditional dishes. This will also contribute toward good financial support to the farmer. Fruit and Vegetable farm will be planted which would have different plants, different species of flowers and trees of different fruits will be grown to provide visitors farm-fresh fruits and vegetables and flowers will make scenery more beautiful. We can also make this farm as center for entertainment activity where local singers will perform and different festivals could be organized. This activity will also contribute toward good financial support to the farmer and provide the farmer with a side income. We will bring into line Schools, colleges, universities, and other organizations and motivate them to plan trip and come enjoy the natural setting, traditional food and spend their time. The project will be started in January 2021 and according to plan, it will end in December 2021. The time of 1 year will be required to complete this project. Detailed Estimated time is given in methodology. Approx the cost of the project will be 5 – 6 million. The estimated cost is given in methodology. For marketing, we will be using social media. A team of 1 or two members will be hired for marketing and communication. Design and construction work will be done by the architect and other labor. Our financial team will handle financial work. 50 percent of finances will be given by the project owner other 50 percent finances will be from a bank loan or project partners if any. Events management and project monitoring will also be done by the project manager. Introduction Farmers are the important stakeholder of the agriculture system, but they are facing many problems one of which is they have very low income. Farmers do not have any monthly income instead they have seasonal income which is not enough to fulfill their basic needs. The income of farmers is affected by many factors. Some are discussed below Globally climate is changing. Climate Change is affecting farmers too. Due to extreme weather conditions, the production of crops is decreased. Sometimes there is no rain and sometimes it rains a lot resulting in destroying crops which are ready to harvest. 3 Crops catch diseases. These diseases in Plants/Crops destroy whole fields of crops. The Government’s Policies are also contributing to the downfall of farmers. Increased rate of Pesticides and Fertilizers made it difficult for farmers to spray their field and as a result, a huge portion of their crop is destroyed. Farmers are the backbone of the agricultural system, but Market Current Situations sometime becomes unfair with them. Very less rate is given to farmers and on the other hand some middle vendors earn much more than the formers. There is no guaranteed income and no surety that farmers are going to earn enough money to fulfill their basic needs till the next seasons. So, aside from income is needed for farmers which should be regular income so they can fulfill their basic needs. Around 50 percent of farmers do not have enough land so our concept of modern Agri-Tourism farms can help farmers in building their own farm for them which will help them in financial stability. An entry fee will be collected from form of of visitors. The audience will be farmers, agriculture department, tourism department, schools’ colleges and universities, families. Families and educational institutes can organize trips to this model farms In this model form visitors can be told how farming is done, how seeding takes place, stage of crops, types of crops. Visitors can eat fresh fruits from trees without preservatives. Visitors can enjoy local food presented to them in local traditional way in natural setting. Get entertained by local singers. Main Objectives The objectives of intended Model Farm for Agri-Tourism are as follow: To create Local Community Centre Arrange Festivals Regular income of Farmer Farm Dinning (Traditional Food in Traditional way) Promote Agri-Tourism Provide natural sitting to visitors. 4 Methodology First of all, the project will be announced, and teams/committees will be formed. Stakeholders of the project will be selected. There will be different teams for project implementation. Human resources will be hired to perform different tasks. The project will be managed by the project manager. The project manager will be monitoring all tasks and processes. He will make sure every deliverable must be completed within time. As this project will be a small project so quality controls will be done by the project manager. Other teams include: Designing and Construction Team will include a project designer/architect. The financial Team will include account manager and it arranges finances and will perform all financial activities. Agricultural Team will include agricultural experts. Marketing Team will include a marketing expert. Event management will be done by the project manager. Design Strategy The design will be made which will include the selection of the area for different submodules. It will be decided what area will be allotted for fishpond, The Desi food Dhaba, and the garden for planting different fruit plants and flowers, etc. First, the boundary wall will be constructed. Then a small Dhaba will be constructed. Construction of pond and leveling of land and preparing it for plants/tress will be done simultaneously. Financial Plans The financial team will arrange finances. Fifty percent of our finances will be provided by the project owner. Other finances will be from stakeholders or project partners. Any remaining amount will be from a bank loan. Financial Team will work on short listing banks from where the loan can be obtained and will be responsible for all financial transactions and will keep record all activities and make sure all activities are according to the approved budget. Agricultural Plans 5 Agriculture experts will work on planning activities like leveling of land and preparing land for plantation. They work on finding the best and suitable plants and tree selection. They will also select different pesticides and fertilizers which are necessary. Marketing Plans A person hired for marketing will find efficient and effective ways of marketing to attract financers and later more visitors to the project. Second, they will approach schools, colleges, and universities to convince them to visit their model farm. Time, Cost & Quality Measuring There is a number of tasks/deliverables all the deliverables will have a fixed time to complete. The estimated time for every deliverable is given in the estimated table. The cost for every task/deliverable is also given in the estimated budget table. It is very important to monitor time and cost as the project is in progress. Delays in project effect plan and are expensive. If deliverable takes more than allocated time it results in increased cost. The cost can also increase due to inflation in the prices of products used. An increase in fuel prices can increase the cost of machinery used for projects. Quality controls are also important in order to make a project successful. In our project quality of every work done and every deliverable will be checked by our project managers. There will be weekly meetings between stakeholders to check the progress of whether project work is done according to plan or it is delayed. If there are delays, then an alternate short plan will be to make to accommodate that delay. The further cost analysis will be done to check whether deliverable or specific work in done according to the budget allocated or it takes more than planned. In addition to this quality of work done will be discussed and any changes needed will be made in project execution plan to make things work according to proposed project plan. Project Deliverables 6 There will be three main project deliverables. First will be the Traditional food Dhaba. This will provide desi food to visitors. It will help in promoting village culture and desi foods. Another deliverable will be a pond for fish it will attract visitors. The next deliverable will be a garden that will have trees of different fruits and flowers. It will provide farm-fresh and healthy fruits for visitors. All these deliverables will help in increased farmer income. i. Work Breakdown Structure: Constructed of boundary wall in 2 months. A small pond for fishes will be constructed in 4 months. A farm dining/ Traditional Food Restaurant will be constructed in 3-4 months. Time for leveling and preparing land for trees, flowers, and plants 2 months. Planting trees, flowers and plants will take 1-2 months. Tube Well digging and related work will take 10-15 days. Risk Management i. Risks Involved: Cost risk if not completed on specified time. Cost risk if rates of materials used in product are increased. Time risk if machinery not available on specified time. Time Risk in case of unavailability of labor or work force. Project failure risk if project does not meet its goals. In every project, there are some risks involved. Some possible risks of our project are mentioned above. We have planned the cost of our project in the Estimated Budget. To minimize the cost risk, we have allocated some budget for possible risks which can result in increased costs than estimated cost for every task. To minimize delays and complete projects according to the plan we have added sometime in time management so that if the project is delayed due to any reason, we can still complete our project on time. 7 Costs and Time Estimated Budget: Sr. No. Work / Item 1 2 3 4 Boundary Wall 1 Fishes Pound 1 Traditional Food Dhaba Construction 1 Leveling and preparation of land for plantation Seeds & Plants 400 Fertilizers & Pesticides Fishes for Pound 500 Machinery Rent Expenses Tube Well 1 Human Resources Additional Cost for Risk Factor Total Budget 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Quantity Estimated Cost 5lacs 08lacs 05lacs 05lacs 01 lac 01 lac 01 lac 04lacs 03 lacs 10 lacs 10 lacs 53 lacs Estimated Time: Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Work Construction of Boundary Wall Construction of Fishes Pound Traditional Food Dhaba Construction Leveling and preparation of land for plantation Tube Well Digging Additional Time in case of delays Total Approx. Time Required for Project Estimated Time 60 - 70 Days 120 - 140 Days 80 - 90 Days 60 - 70 Days 10 - 15 Days 50 – 60 Days 360– 445 Days Conclusion Farmers have low income and, they have no regular income instead they have seasonal income which is not enough. This project is needed to increase farmer’s income so they can fulfill their basic needs. This project also helps in promoting Agri-Tourism. This is a model project if it succeeded in achieving its objectives will help farmers financially promote Agritourism and provide traditional food, natural sights, and entertainment to visitors. 8 View publication stats
