Attitude of rural youth towards agriculture as a means of livelihood

Gangwar, Renu; Kameswari, V. L. V.

doi:10.31018/jans.v8i2.890

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“…The rural youth, irrespective of the educational level, must have realized the significance of agriculture as the major resource for their livelihood. The study was in agreement to the findings of Umunnakwe et al [6] and Gangwar and Kameswari [7].…”

Section: Education Vs Perceptionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Relationship between Profile Characteristics and Perception of Rural Youth towards Agriculture as an Occupation

Vihari¹,

Rao²,

Krishna³

et al. 2020

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In the present study the relationship between profile characteristics of rural youth and the perception towards agriculture were discussed. The results revealed that scientific orientation was positively significant with the perception. Marital status, Land holding, Family type, Extension contact, Social participation, Mass media exposure, Economic motivation, Risk orientation Achievement motivation of rural youth were positively significant with the perception. On the other side, the variables like Annual income, Size of family, Occupation were found to be positively non-significant related with the perception of rural youth, whereas education was found to be negatively non-significant with the perception. The multiple linear regression analysis shows that marital status, land holding, size of family, family type, social participation, mass media exposure, economic motivation and risk orientation significantly contributed their perception towards agriculture as an occupation.

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Section: Education Vs Perceptionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Relationship between Profile Characteristics and Perception of Rural Youth towards Agriculture as an Occupation

Vihari¹,

Rao²,

Krishna³

et al. 2020

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“…This dilutes the value of the enterprise and drives the youths away from the industry. The result is in line with the finding of Gangwar and Kameswari (2016) that a positive attitude towards agricultural enterprises is key to participation. A respondent revealed that "youths do not participate in beekeeping because it is tiresome in sculpturing hives, and they prefer white-collar jobs.…”

Section: Attitudessupporting

confidence: 89%

Cultural barriers towards women and youth entry to apiculture production in Maara Sub-County, Kenya

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The study adds to extension education knowledge by revealing cultural barriers inhibiting the uptake of apiculture enterprise among women and youths in Maara Sub-County, Kenya. Data were gathered from twenty-three smallholder farmers selected through purposive sampling based on gender and age from Maara Sub-county, Kenya. Data were collected through the use of structured interview schedule. The study revealed that women and youths’ participation in apicultural activities hindered by cultural restrictions which included taboos, inheritance, traditions, and attitudes. The taboos inhibiting female farmers from engaging in apicultural production were; forbidding women from climbing trees, sitting beehives in apiaries, and honey harvesting. Traditions such as the belief that apiculture is meant for elderly men discouraged youths and women entrant to the industry. Only interested and older sons from the farm families could inherit apiaries in the community. A majority of female and young farmers were blinded by the negative attitude they had towards the enterprise hence they could not participate. Even though apprenticeship was the main channel of equipping farmers with apicultural knowledge and skills, personal experiences and social gathering played a vital role. Few farmers also acquired knowledge through formal schooling. Cultural restrictions need to be eased to attract women and young farmers in apiculture production. Extension education would also enhance the adoption of the farm enterprise through dissemination of modern beekeeping technologies.

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“…This dependence is compounded by the fact that the availability of land suitable for agricultural is greatly limited. So, the population in hill region has yet to struggle hard for eking out their livelihoods largely from agriculture by putting larger numbers of their household members into the labour force (Mamgain, 2004). One of such hill state is Uttarakhand which is having this as one of the major problem of the state where the rate of migration from rural areas to the urban area is very high.…”

Section: Status Of Agriculture In Uttarakhandmentioning

confidence: 99%