Youth in Agriculture and Rural Development

K. Narayana Gowda (Author), M.S. Nataraju (Author), V. Veerabhadraiah (Author)

9789358870435

Paperback / softback, published 15 October 2014

436 pages
25 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 1.05 kg

During the past decade, the rural areas of India have experienced a continuous migration of young individuals to urban centers. This situation is both serious and alarming, as it has resulted in a significant vacuum in the villages. It has been noted by numerous enlightened individuals that the migration of rural youth has transformed the villages into virtual retirement homes, causing talented farm youth to shy away from farming. The book addressed in this text covers a range of issues, including the youth-concept, the characteristics and interests of rural youth, their aspirations; the role of rural youth in natural resource management; the use of ICTs and rural youth; various extension approaches and strategies; the SHGs and group approaches; the mobilization of rural youth; gender issues and women empowerment, and successful case studies on farm youth. The book is divided into several major subheadings, including farm youth in agriculture, capacity building of rural youth, entrepreneurship among rural youth, rural youth and information communication technology, women in agriculture, rural youth in integrated farming, leisure time utilization by rural youth, and case studies on rural youth.

• Section I : Farm Youth in Agriculture:
• 01. Farm Youth Caught in Cross Winds R. Dwarakinath
• 02. Sustaining Agriculture through Rural Youth A.G. Sawant
• 03. Natural Resource Management An Experience of Rural Bio-Resource Complex Project K. Narayana Gowda, K.C. Narayanaswamy, Babu R.M. Ray, H.C. Girisha and B.V. Manjula
• 04. Youth in Agriculture V. Veerabhadraiah
• 05. Strategy for the Promotion of Youth in Agriculture V.G. Dhanakumar
• 06. Youth in Agriculture - Reflections, Re-Orientation and Reforms R M Prasad
• 07. Strategies to Retain the Farm Youth in Agriculture T. Rathakrishnan
• 08. Participation of Rural Youth in Farm Activities Y.N. Shivalingaiah and V. Veerabhadraiah
• 09. Attracting and Retaining Youth in Farming N. Parasuraman
• 10. Farm Youth : A Catalyst for Sustainable Agriculture Meenambigai, J. Santha Govind and G. Tamil Selvi
• 11. Augmenting Share of Rural Youth in Agricultural Development : A Case Study of Poonch District of Jammu &
  Kashmir Pawan Kumar Sharma, Suraj Prakash and Sanjay Khar
• 12. Rural Youth: Challenges and Strategies M.S. Nataraju


• Section II : Capacity Building of Rural Youth:
• 13. Capacity Building of Rural Youth for Better Livelihoods through Improved Natural Resource Management Sreenath Dixit and B. Venkateswarlu
• 14. Empowerment of Male Farm Youth through Agro-Based Income Generating Activities Shivakumar B. Hayyal, Madhu Prasad V.L., Shivamurthy, M. and Mahatab Ali K.M.
• 15. Training Strategies as Preferred by Farm Women on IPM Practices J. Santha Govind, Gopalasamy, K and G. Tamil Selvi
• 16. Novel Extension Strategies to Enhance Sustainable Livelihood among Livestock Farmers in Tamil Nadu Porchezhiyan. S, R. Senthi Kumar, K. Ranjith Kumar and B.S. Meena


• Section III : Entrepreneurship among Rural Youth:
• 17. Entrepreneurship Development in Agriculture and Rural Youth B.S. Hansra and P.K. Jain
• 18. Entrepreneurship Development An Appropriate Option to Rural Industrialisation and Youth V. Sudha Rani and N. Kishore Kumar
• 19. Entrepreneurship Development in Agriculture An Opportunity for Unemployed Rural Youth Ashoka Doddamani, V. Govinda Gowda and Jagadajyoti, S. Binkadakatti
• 20. Profile and Job Preferences of Bhil Youth in Dhule District of Maharashtra Suryawanshi, D.B., K.S. Throat and S.H. Ban
• 21. Marketing Behaviour of Dairy Farmers in Tamil Nadu R. Senthil Kumar, Ram Kumar, Babu. D and P. Jai Sridhar


• Section IV : Rural Youth and Information Communication Technology:
• 22. Youth and ICTs for Agricultural DevelopmentSuchiradipta Bhattacharjee and R. Saravanan
• 23. Krishi Community Radio : An Emerging ICT Tool Sneha M. Talwar., Manjunath, L. and Ashalata, K.V.
• 24. Providing Management Services through Mobile Telephone to Attract Farm Youth Towards Sustainable Agriculture B.K. Narayana Swamy and N. Shankariah
• 25. Case Study of Farm Youth in Water Management Bharaswadkar, R.B.
• 26. Profile of Farmers using Kissan Call Centres Savithramma, K. Venkataranga Naika and M.P. Gokul Raj


• Section V : Women in Agriculture
• 27. Gender Mainstreaming in Agriculture Development and Sustaining Women Youth in Agriculture P.S. Geethakutty
• 28. Handholding Strategies for Sustainable Development of Women SHGs Anasuya Patil, D.M. Chandargi, N.R. Mamledesai and S.B. Mahajanshetty
• 29. Training Needs of Dairy Farm Women S.R. Lahoti, R.R.Chole and G.U. Gholap
• 30. Drudgery Reducing Equipment as a Key to Enhance the Efficiency of Farm Women M.R. Kammar, A.R. Kurubar and Chavan Mohan
• 31. Potential Income Generation Activities (IGA) and Alternative Options for Women in Sub-Watersheds of Karnataka Chandargi, D.M., Anasuya Patil, S.B. Mahajanshetty and N.R. Mamledesai
• 32. Empowering Women SHG through Tuberose Cultivation A Case Study in Karnataka Basavaraj Hulagur, Jamuna Urs and S.G. Goudappa
• 33. Information Seeking Behaviour of Dairy Farmwomen S.K. Meti
• 34. Sustainability of Women Self Help Groups of Gender Mainstreaming in Tamil Nadu M.A. Vennila, K. Narayana Gowda and S. Manickam


• Section VI : Rural Youth in Integrated Farming:
• 35. Integrated Farming System A Successful Case StudyK. Narayana Gowda, K.C. Narayanaswmay, Babu R.M. Ray, H.C. Girisha and B.V. Manjula
• 36. Integrated Farming System Demonstration Model forAttracting Rural Youth for AgricultureG. Eswarappa, E. Yellappa and Ashok Doddamani
• 37. Livelihood Improvement of Vulnerable Farmers through Integrated Farming K. Jagadeeshwara, K. Narayanagowda, Y. Nagaraju and Bhagyavathi
• 38. Role of Rural Youth in Milk and Silk Farming M.T. Lakshminarayan, M.S. Nataraju and B.N. Manjunatha
• 39. Integrated Farming System An Avenue for Rural Youth in the Coastal Zone of KarnatakaManjula, N., Dhanunjaya, B. and Nagesha, G.


• Section VII : Leisure Time Utilization by Rural Youth
• 40. Leisure Time Utilization by the Rural Youth R.R. Chole, P.R. Deshmukh and U.N. Fatak
• 41. Leisure Time Utilization by Male and Female Rural Youth Antwal P.N., J.V. Ekale and P.S. Kapse
• 42. Leisure Time Activities of Rural Youth Sasane G.K., U.D Jagdale and S.S. Patil


• Section VIII : Case Studies on Rural Youth
• 43. Case Studies on the Functioning of Rural Youth Clubs K.S. Krishna
• 44. A Case Study of a Young Farmer in Integrated Farming System R.P. Kadam and S.K. Panke
• 45. Promotion of Jalasri Method of Paddy Cultivation under Tank Achkat A Case of Young Farmer Eswarappa. G, E. Yellappa and Ashoka Doddamani
• 46. Bivoltine Chawki Rearing Centre - A Success Story of Sericulture Farm Youth Madhu Prasad V.L., Nanjappa D, Manjunath M and Govinda Gowda V
• 47. Case Studies on Rural YouthM.S. Nataraju
• 48. Case Studies on Migrated Rural Youth D. Nanjappa
• 49. Software Professional Becomes Best Farmer in Coastal Zone A Case Study G. Nagesha, H. Hanumanthappa and Jayashree. S
• 50. Mitigation of Migration and Persuasion of Youth to Continue in Farming Profession V. Govinda Gowda, Ashoka Doddamani and Siddaram