R.K. VermaSREELAKSHMI C2023-10-192023-10-192022https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810199425“Unless farming becomes both intellectually stimulating and economically rewarding, it will be difficult to attract or retain rural youth in farming” - Dr. M.S. Swaminathan 1.1 Background Information It is anticipated that global population is likely to increase to 9 billion by 2050, where in youth can contribute to 14 per cent of this total. Rural population in India is 68 per cent (90.22 crores) of which 28 per cent (35.6 crore) are youth in the age group of 10-24 years. India can be called as a relatively young nation across the globe. It is disheartening that 2 million young people are unemployed and this rate is getting multiplied every year. It further leads to tremendous cost causing social unrest and dislocation.EnglishThesis