Promoting youth engagement and employment in agriculture
By prof. Dr. KBN Rayana, professor @ school of Ag.sc., Jaipur national University & chair -IAMMA(institute of Agricultural marketing,Management and Administration.)
Scope: In developed countries it is less than 15% public engaged in Agriculture, where in developing countries it is 50-70% engaged as agriculture as lively hood and own business cum profession.
Now current position shows decreasing trend in Agricultural profession due main reason is low income in developing countries, and low wages and long time soiled hands ,hardship.
One another looking to rural areas grown in white hair is increasing and harness of youth is decreasing due low wages and returns. Secondly due to low turnout of agriculture labour which Is in both developing and developed countries. The problem in developed countries to import illegal labour in Agriculture, and developing countries switching other professions in Industry like manufacture, construction or mining etc.
Now greying hair leads and unables attract of youngers. How to promote it.
- Putting education of Agriculture right from the 5th class in all countries
- Make a diplamo at higher secondry level declare for job by and below 17 yrs after obtaining some internship
- Encourage more scholarship or incentive to train youngers in rural areas. In India KVK – a small research station to train the youths and farmers an example. But results to achieve ar behind.
- Encourages youth as selection of Agriculture to make profession by providing scholarship including fee waiver, and preference to the farmers family including heritage farmer mentor ships etc.
- Call to be given in developing countries to educate high tech agriculture along with other incentives
- Those in other trained subjects interested to join farming to be given special training ---
- Up to below 30 yrs old to be trained including degree holders in Agric(BS-Ag) etc…with Agri.clinic – which is running now in India. (this my innovation project copied by NABARD while in process with DST, and handover to MANAGE run by Ministry who is conducting training on it in India.
- Subsidized in various products used on farm sector to enable to reap the good production
- Establish good market chain to reap good prices through various systems of farming
- And encouraging them with life secure with insurance and social secure in farm sector.
More details can be obtained and available to present personally and also as a project.
BY prof. Dr KBN Rayana.
KBN Rayana