Perception of Rural Youth towards Agriculture as an Occupation in Srikakulam District

Abstract

In the present study the perception of rural youth towards agriculture as an occupation is conducted in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. A sample of 120 respondents were selected for the study from three mandalsEtcherla, Kaviti, and Mandasa. The respondents were interviewed personally with the help of interview schedule developed. The results revealed that majority (63.33%) of rural youth had medium level of perception followed by the rest with high (20.00%) and low (16.67%) level of perception.