Determinants of Youth Participation in Agriculture: A Case of Polder Farming Practices in Southwest Coastal Areas of Bangladesh

Mohammad Ali; Sadika Haque; Manoranjan Kumar Mondal; Fuad Hassan; Tania Parvin; Humnath Bhandari; Krishna Jagadish; Ranjitha Puskur; Sudhir Yadav; Mohammad Chhiddikur Rahman

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Determinants of Youth Participation in Agriculture: A Case of Polder Farming Practices in Southwest Coastal Areas of Bangladesh

Mohammad Ali

, Sadika Haque

, Manoranjan Kumar Mondal

, Fuad Hassan

, Tania Parvin

, Humnath Bhandari

, Krishna Jagadish

, Ranjitha Puskur

, Sudhir Yadav

, Mohammad Chhiddikur Rahman^*

Published in International Journal of Agricultural Economics (Volume 9, Issue 6)

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Revitalizing the agricultural sector through youth participation is essential to better adapt to changing climate and support sustainable development. However, youth participation in agriculture has been declining in developing countries, including Bangladesh. Only a limited number of scientific studies have been conducted to address this concern. This study aimed to examine the factors affecting the perception and participation of youths (18-35 years of age) in agriculture, considering the polder agricultural practices in the coastal zones. A simple random sampling technique was followed in this study. The quantitative data were randomly collected from 270 young men (64%) and women (36%) from Polder 30 located in Khulna district of Bangladesh. The determinants of participation choice were identified using the logit regression model. The empirical findings reveal that factors such as gender, farming experience, agricultural and youth development training, and access to credit positively affected youths’ decision to participate in agricultural practices. On the other hand, their age, education level, and plan to migrate to cities inversely influenced their decision. Moreover, the nature of the work, restricted access to land, and fewer work opportunities often contributed to such negative attitudes of youths toward agriculture. It is recommended that the government and policymakers should adopt appropriate measures through inclusion of practical agricultural education in curriculum, availability of extension services, and training programs on modern agricultural technology, a significant social recognition of agriculture in society and provide access to new technologies and adequate credit facilities to change the attitude of youths toward agriculture that will contribute to achieving agricultural sustainability and food security in Bangladesh.

Published in	International Journal of Agricultural Economics (Volume 9, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijae.20240906.17
Page(s)	347-361
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Youth Perception, Youth Participation, Coastal Area, Polder Agriculture, Bangladesh

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Ali M, Haque S, Mondal MK, Hassan F, Parvin T, et al. Determinants of Youth Participation in Agriculture: A Case of Polder Farming Practices in Southwest Coastal Areas of Bangladesh. Int J Agric Econ. 2024;9(6):347-361. doi: 10.11648/j.ijae.20240906.17

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@article{10.11648/j.ijae.20240906.17,
  author = {Mohammad Ali and Sadika Haque and Manoranjan Kumar Mondal and Fuad Hassan and Tania Parvin and Humnath Bhandari and Krishna Jagadish and Ranjitha Puskur and Sudhir Yadav and Mohammad Chhiddikur Rahman},
  title = {Determinants of Youth Participation in Agriculture: A Case of Polder Farming Practices in Southwest Coastal Areas of Bangladesh
},
  journal = {International Journal of Agricultural Economics},
  volume = {9},
  number = {6},
  pages = {347-361},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ijae.20240906.17},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijae.20240906.17},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijae.20240906.17},
  abstract = {Revitalizing the agricultural sector through youth participation is essential to better adapt to changing climate and support sustainable development. However, youth participation in agriculture has been declining in developing countries, including Bangladesh. Only a limited number of scientific studies have been conducted to address this concern. This study aimed to examine the factors affecting the perception and participation of youths (18-35 years of age) in agriculture, considering the polder agricultural practices in the coastal zones. A simple random sampling technique was followed in this study. The quantitative data were randomly collected from 270 young men (64%) and women (36%) from Polder 30 located in Khulna district of Bangladesh. The determinants of participation choice were identified using the logit regression model. The empirical findings reveal that factors such as gender, farming experience, agricultural and youth development training, and access to credit positively affected youths’ decision to participate in agricultural practices. On the other hand, their age, education level, and plan to migrate to cities inversely influenced their decision. Moreover, the nature of the work, restricted access to land, and fewer work opportunities often contributed to such negative attitudes of youths toward agriculture. It is recommended that the government and policymakers should adopt appropriate measures through inclusion of practical agricultural education in curriculum, availability of extension services, and training programs on modern agricultural technology, a significant social recognition of agriculture in society and provide access to new technologies and adequate credit facilities to change the attitude of youths toward agriculture that will contribute to achieving agricultural sustainability and food security in Bangladesh.
},
 year = {2024}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Determinants of Youth Participation in Agriculture: A Case of Polder Farming Practices in Southwest Coastal Areas of Bangladesh

AU  - Mohammad Ali
AU  - Sadika Haque
AU  - Manoranjan Kumar Mondal
AU  - Fuad Hassan
AU  - Tania Parvin
AU  - Humnath Bhandari
AU  - Krishna Jagadish
AU  - Ranjitha Puskur
AU  - Sudhir Yadav
AU  - Mohammad Chhiddikur Rahman
Y1  - 2024/12/30
PY  - 2024
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijae.20240906.17
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijae.20240906.17
T2  - International Journal of Agricultural Economics
JF  - International Journal of Agricultural Economics
JO  - International Journal of Agricultural Economics
SP  - 347
EP  - 361
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2575-3843
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijae.20240906.17
AB  - Revitalizing the agricultural sector through youth participation is essential to better adapt to changing climate and support sustainable development. However, youth participation in agriculture has been declining in developing countries, including Bangladesh. Only a limited number of scientific studies have been conducted to address this concern. This study aimed to examine the factors affecting the perception and participation of youths (18-35 years of age) in agriculture, considering the polder agricultural practices in the coastal zones. A simple random sampling technique was followed in this study. The quantitative data were randomly collected from 270 young men (64%) and women (36%) from Polder 30 located in Khulna district of Bangladesh. The determinants of participation choice were identified using the logit regression model. The empirical findings reveal that factors such as gender, farming experience, agricultural and youth development training, and access to credit positively affected youths’ decision to participate in agricultural practices. On the other hand, their age, education level, and plan to migrate to cities inversely influenced their decision. Moreover, the nature of the work, restricted access to land, and fewer work opportunities often contributed to such negative attitudes of youths toward agriculture. It is recommended that the government and policymakers should adopt appropriate measures through inclusion of practical agricultural education in curriculum, availability of extension services, and training programs on modern agricultural technology, a significant social recognition of agriculture in society and provide access to new technologies and adequate credit facilities to change the attitude of youths toward agriculture that will contribute to achieving agricultural sustainability and food security in Bangladesh.

VL  - 9
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ER  -

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