I published," Walking the talk; mentoring rural youth to Make agriculture attractive" at YPARD on 23rd May, 2017. Among several other articles on youth engagement, I published, "Youth and social media: A leverage for agripreneurship" at YPARD on 31st July, 2018 & another, "Train, engage, employ and retain" published on 28October, 2017 at YPARD . The links of these articles given here:
https://ypard.net/2017-may-23/walking-talk-mentoring-rural-youth-make-a…
https://ypard.net/2018-07-31/youth-and-social-media-leverage-agripreneu…
https://ypard.net/news/train-engage-employ-and-retain
While browsing literature on youth and agriculture, I came across some interesting articles in context of India. I am sharing them here:
i.How to inspire India's youth to take up farming?
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/agriculture/how-to-inspire-india-s-…
ii.How Can Agriculture Be Made 'Cool' For India's Youth?
https://www.epw.in/engage/article/how-can-agriculture-be-made-cool-indi…
iii.CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON “OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH IN AGRICYURAL DEVELOPMENT”22nd–23rd September-2016: REPORT
https://www.manage.gov.in/publications/youth.pdf
When analysing all these publications on youth and agriculture, we find some issues very common:
i. Youth doesnt find agriculture exciting enough, least attractive preposition
ii. Youth wish to migrate to cities, looking for white collar jobs
iii. Youth can be retained in agriculture provided agriculture is made attractice by way of provinding financing for youth agriventures
iv. Handholding required
v. Value chains attract youth
vi. Smart farming- being persued by new generation farmers, even those who have no background in agriculture, can lure rural youths
vii. Youth need skilling, training, mentoring, financing
viii. Agripreneurs suits more to youth than a mere farmer
Ms. jaya surya kumari manthena