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Anand Agricultural University, Anand

Anand Agricultural University (AAU) was established in 2004 at Anand with the support of the Government of Gujarat, Act No.(Guj 5 of 2004) dated April 29, 2004. Caved out of the erstwhile Gujarat Agricultural University (GAU), the dream institution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr. K. M. Munshi, the AAU was set up to provide support to the farming community in three facets namely education, research and extension activities in Agriculture, Horticulture Engineering, product Processing and Home Science. At present there seven Colleges, seventeen Research Centers and six Extension Education Institute working in nine districts of Gujarat namely Ahmedabad, Anand, Dahod, Kheda, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Mahisagar, Botad and Chhotaudepur AAU's activities have expanded to span newer commodity sectors such as soil health card, bio-diesel, medicinal plants apart from the mandatory ones like rice, maize, tobacco, vegetable crops, fruit crops, forage crops, animal breeding, nutrition and dairy products etc. the core of AAU's operating philosophy however, continues to create the partnership between the rural people and committed academic as the basic for sustainable rural development. In pursuing its various programmes AAU's overall mission is to promote sustainable growth and economic independence in rural society. AAU aims to do this through education, research and extension education. Thus, AAU works towards the empowerment of the farmers.

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Subject: Agricultural Extension × Author: Khatri Krishna Deepakkumar × Start date: 2004 × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    FARMING WORKABILITY OF THE FARMERS' SONS OF MIDDLE GUJARAT
    (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION B.A.COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2020) Khatri Krishna Deepakkumar; Dr. Narendrasinh B. Chauhan
    The agriculture sector employs nearly half of the workforce in our country. It contributes 17.50 per cent of India’s GDP. The experts’ opinion state that for the sustainability of farming as an important source of income for rural people, it is necessary to address and encourage concept of family farming in India by encouraging young generation to adopt farming as livelihood occupation. India is reportedly having its large size of the population in age below 35 years. It is obvious that youth are the vanguard of their family and the future custodians of their family farm and farming. However in the coming years, one of the biggest challenges for Indian agriculture would be retaining its youth in agriculture. Unless youth become both intellectually interesting and economically rewarding with practicable farming workability, it will be difficult to attract or retain rural youth in farming to its sustainability. It is highly essential not only to achieve India’s expected ambitious goal of doubling farm income in near future but also important to sustain development of farmer, farming and rural India. Considering this, it was decided to undertake a study on farming workability of the sons of practicing farmers of middle Gujarat with following specific objectives.