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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