Gopi

“The youth of today are the hopes of

tomorrow”

INTRODUCTION

Youth are those with the age group of between 15 to 35

According to 1991 census

youth population in India is

31% (264 million )

20% (53 million ) are urban youth

80% (211 million) are rural youth

1.To asses the participation of rural youth in farming activities.

2.To study the personal socioeconomical characteristics of rural youth

3.To study the problems in farming as perceived by the rural youth

Locale of the studyLocale of the study The study conducted in 2 districtsThe study conducted in 2 districts

Kolar-Sidlaghatta taluk-10 villagesKolar-Sidlaghatta taluk-10 villages

Bangalore rural –Devanahalli taluk-10 Bangalore rural –Devanahalli taluk-10 villagesvillages

THE ENTERPRISES SELECTED ARE THE ENTERPRISES SELECTED ARE SericultureSericulture Crop productionCrop production dairyingdairying

Research designResearch design EXPO FACTO RESEARCH EXPO FACTO RESEARCH

DESIGNDESIGN

Selection of Selection of respondentsrespondents

In devanahalli

MALE FEMALE25- Small farmers 25- Small farmers25- Big farmers 25- Big farmers

In shidlaghatta

MALE Female25- Small farmers 25- Small farmers25- Big farmers 25- Big farmers

1.1. Participation of rural youth in Participation of rural youth in agriculture and horticultureagriculture and horticulture

OPERATIONSOPERATIONS Frequent Frequent involvement(%involvement(%

))

land preparationland preparation 7777

SowingSowing 7979

Manuring And Manuring And FertilizationFertilization

8080

Harvest And Post Harvest Harvest And Post Harvest PracticesPractices

7878

Interculture operationsInterculture operations 8484

Management aspectManagement aspect 6868

2 Participation of rural youth 2 Participation of rural youth in sericulturein sericulture

OPERATIONSOPERATIONS Frequent Frequent involvement(involvement(

%)%)

land preparationland preparation 7373

Manuring and fertilizer Manuring and fertilizer applicationapplication

7676

plantingplanting 7777

Leaf fluckingLeaf flucking 7676

Silkworm rearingSilkworm rearing 8383

Management of worms during Management of worms during rearingrearing

7272

3.Categorization of 3.Categorization of participation of rural youth participation of rural youth Participation Participation CategorizationCategorization

Small Small farmersfarmers

Big Big farmersfarmers

Agriculture and Agriculture and horticulturehorticulture

highhigh lowlow

Dairy enterpriseDairy enterprise HighHigh lowlow

sericulturesericulture HighHigh highhigh

Overall Overall participationparticipation

highhigh lowlow

OVERALL OVERALL PARTICIPATIONPARTICIPATION

68% Small Farmers belongs 68% Small Farmers belongs to high participation categoryto high participation category

58% Big farmers belongs to 58% Big farmers belongs to high participationhigh participation

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

Rural youth play a key role Rural youth play a key role in agriculture in performing in agriculture in performing various operations so various operations so planners should focus on planners should focus on training and the education training and the education of rural youthof rural youth