Abstract
Youthification of the farming population has the potential to revive, reform, and revolutionize the agriculture and allied sectors by concentrating the youth’s efforts towards it. Chrysanthemum is a traditional flower crop with many economic importance and numerous avenues for value addition and export. The study was conducted among 120 farm youths in Omalur, Kadayampatti, and Mecheri blocks of Salem district, Tamil Nadu.An ex post facto research design was used to study the extent of participation and factors that contribute to the participation of farm youth in chrysanthemum cultivation. Analysis of the responses indicated that a majority of farm youth had a medium (71.66 per cent) level of participation and 19.16 per cent had a high level of participation. Statements with a higher mean score, such as availability of cultivable land (4.16), attractive remuneration (4.09), agricultural knowledge (3.90), and interest in agriculture and allied activities (3.89), were the key contributing factors that led to the increased participation of farm youth in chrysanthemum cultivation.
Highlights
According to the annual report of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (2019-20), India has one of the world’s youngest populations, with roughly 65 per cent of the population under the age of 35 years
Factors that were responsible for the participation of farm youth in chrysanthemum cultivation were obtained on a 5-point likert scale, following the scale developed by Rashmi Chaudhary et al (2018) with slight modifications
Data on the participation of farm youth in chrysanthemum cultivation was gathered, and they were divided into three categories based on their participation score, following the cumulative frequency method
Summary
According to the annual report of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (2019-20), India has one of the world’s youngest populations, with roughly 65 per cent of the population under the age of 35 years. Youth aged 15 to 29 years make up 27.5 per cent of the population and represent one out of every four people. The age bracket 16-30 years was considered as ‘youth’ by the National Youth Policy of 2012. To meet the employment requirements of youth, there is a need to diversify employment opportunities and entrepreneurship development by adding value and innovating the indigenous sectors like agriculture and related activities. Since India is predominantly an agrarian economy, it must channel its resources through effective programmes and policies to meet the needs of the youth, agriculture sector, and the country as a whole
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