Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry
Vol. 7, Issue 3 (2018)
Empowering young farmers for sustainable agriculture
Author(s):
Dr. Nasreen Banu and Dr. K Yashoda
Abstract:
Present study was taken up to address the Farmer problems in the adopted villages of Moinabad mandal, RR district, Hyderabad. 70 young Farmers formed the sample for the present study. Checklists developed by the unit (AICRP
-Child Development) were used to find out the problems & training needs of the Farmers. Based on the training needs, on campus & off campus training programmes were organized involving experts. Besides this Life skill index was also developed to trace the life skills for Sustainable Agricultural practices. Success stories were documented and based on the field experience a Conceptual model was developed for Retaining youth in Agriculture.
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Dr. Nasreen Banu and Dr. K Yashoda. Empowering young farmers for sustainable agriculture. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2018;7(3):3291-3300.