Constraints Perceived by the Rural Youth in Adoption of ARYA Project (Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture) Interventions in Telangana State, India

Abstract

Realizing the prominent role of rural youth in agricultural development especially from the point of view of food security of the country, ICAR has initiated a scheme on "Attracting and Retaining of Youth in Agriculture (ARYA)". This project was launched by the Prime Minister on the foundation day of ICAR in 2015 and implemented through Krishi Vigyan Kendras in 25 states of the country. Under this scheme, special efforts will be taken to attract the rural youth under the age of 35years in agriculture and allied sector so the increase in the migration of rural youth towards cities can be controlled. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kampasagar will be the locale of the study because initially ARYA project was implemented through KVKs in 25 states of the country. In Telangana, Nalgonda is the only district in which this project was initiated in 2015. In Nalgonda district, under KVK Kampasagar 60 respondents (beneficiaries of ARYA Project) were selected purposively to study the constraints faced by the beneficiaries in adoption of ARYA interventions. Garrett ranking technique was used to rank the constraints in order of their influence in adopting the ARYA interventions.