DETERMINING THE EMPOWERMENT NEEDS OF MIGRANT RURAL YOUTH TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN IN AGRICULTURE
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Agriculture is critical to future food security. With global expectations, it should play a huge role in feeding the world population, which will likely exceed nine billion by 2050. Engaging rural youth in agriculture is the only key to meet the world’s food crisis. But the perceptible unenthusiastic attitude of rural youth towards agriculture is a real concern and challenge to the future of agriculture in India. Considering this point of view, a study was conducted among 160 migrant rural youths with agricultural background. The constraints that hinder them from pursuing agriculture as their career and the empowerment needs demanded by them to return and retain in agriculture were earthed out. The study revealed that lack of remunerative prices for farm produce (98.12%), lack of quality inputs (90.00%), lack of finance (80.00%), lack of proper market information (77.00%) and lack of proper market intelligence (76.87%) were the foremost constraints that hamper the rural youth from practicing agriculture. Technological needs like training on entrepreneurial skill development (86.87%), training on effective farm management (83.75%), training on farm diversification (83.12%) and social empowerment needs like creation of credit and loan scheme for youth in agriculture (96.87%), formation of farm youth self help groups (90.62%) and inclusion/participation in programme planning related to agriculture and rural development (83.75%) were the vital empowerment needs essential for the respondents to actively get involved in agriculture.
Authors and Affiliations
M. ANAMICA, T. N. SUJEETHA
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