India needs structured farmer-hotel partnerships to boost rural livelihoods, tourism value chains: Suman Billa

Addressing the FPO–Hospitality & Farmers’ Benefit Summit 2025, organised by the FHRAI, Suman Billa, Additional Secretary & Director General, Ministry of Tourism, said India needs a fast-tracked, structured farmer–hotel partnership architecture. Such a model, he noted, would accelerate the Government’s vision while uplifting rural livelihoods and strengthening tourism-driven value chains.