Agriculture and rural life seem to have found the right appeal for Europe's young people between 17 and 20 years of age, especially among those living in rural areas and who have had work experience in a farm. This is the key result of the survey carried out by the Italian National Rural Network together with 8 Member States (Netherlands, France, Finland, Belgium, Poland, Sweden, Latvia and Malta). However, this survey tells us more: rural areas are preferred for their better quality of life and because they are a better place to raise children, a place where contact with nature is possible; livestock farming appears in first place among young people's best rural "jobs"; processing and packaging industry, health care and social welfare are the sectors they would work in beside the agricultural sector; who wants to become a farmer underlines that the main difficulties are related to a lack of resources for investments and inadequate income to meet the family needs. In general, boys are asking for more recreational and extracurricular activities (especially sporting activities); while girls are interested in schools and universities (and cultural places). The best place to live in should have 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.