CGIAR Gender News
Planting seeds for bringing youth into agriculture
Photo: Yuichi Ishida/UNDP Timor-Leste
Academia, government and industry each have a role in attracting youth to careers in agriculture in India.
When it comes time to consider career plans, very few young people even consider agriculture as an option. Many young people believe urban areas offer more profitable jobs with less physical labor. However, agriculture in India is evolving every single day. New digital innovations and cutting-edge technologies are making farming more profitable and smarter.
To deliberate on young people’s challenges and solutions to address them, a parallel session was held during the CGIAR GENDER conference, From Research to Impact: Towards Just and Resilient Agri-food Systems, October 9–12, 2023, in New Delhi, India.
