Farm tourism in Kerala is being developed as a relatively new tourism product.Kerala, being an agricultural dominated state, has tremendous potential for developing Farm Tourism in a big way without much additional investment.

Kerala being an agriculturally dominant state, the relatively new concept of farm tourism has been creating a stir among the travelers. According to statistics, Kerala has 30.22 lakh hectares of gross cropped area which amounts to 56.78% of the state’s total geographical area. More than 1/3rd of the cropped area is covered by plantation crops comprising tea, coffee, cardamom, pepper and so on while another one-third consists of coconut palms. The remaining 350, 000 lakhs of land is devoted to paddy farming.

Various schemes and initiatives are available to prepare the farms, orchards and plantations of the state to receive tourists by presenting a positive and useful image, involving them in agricultural activities that directly and indirectly benefit the tourists and local tourism respectively, thus revitalizing the farming sector and contributing to the revenue.

Reports state that Kerala has 30.22 lakhs hectares of gross cropped area which is 56.78% of the State’s total geographical area. More than 1/3rd of the cropped area contains plantations of Tea, Coffee, Rubber, Pepper, Cardamom and Ginger, and another 1/3rd of this area is covered by Coconut plantations. The State has about 350,000 lakhs hectares of land under paddy cultivation.

Farm Tourism is an integral part of Eco Tourism but there is a slight difference. While artificially created landscapes are part of Eco Tourism - gardens, pond etc - the goal of Farm Tourism is to show the curious tourist about Nature in her pristine purity. 

Farm Tourism preserves the environment. Chemical Farming is also prohibited, as no processes which damage Nature is allowed. Organic Farming and its development give tremendous impetus to Farm Tourism.

There is a possibility of converting potential cropped areas of the state as tourist attractions with minimum intervention to transfer the benefits of tourism directly to the farmers.

The various schemes underway are intended to prepare the Farms/Plantations of Kerala to receive tourists by presenting a positive image of the farm and of agriculture as a whole, in view of revitalising the agriculture sector of Kerala through tourism.