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The Official Journal of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS)

Table 15 Agricultural landholders’ suggestions to adopt farming as a profession (n = 100)

From: Predictive factors to avoid farming as a livelihood

Sr. no.

Farmers suggestions

Mean score

Rank

1

The government should offer pension to the well-experienced farmers during their old age

3.92

I

2

Workable farmer-friendly storage facility should be provided to support farmers to earn the high cost of farm products

3.74

II

3

In government recruitment, special reservation should be given to farm families

3.73

III

4

Workable farmer-friendly crop insurance system should be implemented

3.72

IV

5

The policy should be developed to attract agricultural graduates to adopt farming than going for a job

3.71

V

6

Practical and employability generating higher agricultural education should be implemented

3.69

VI

7

Knowledge of farming should be compulsory from school level to develop positive attitude in youths

3.68

VII

8

The policy should be developed to offer job during off seasons to the farmers in a rural area by establishing small-scale industries

3.67

VIII

9

The government should provide urban amenities in rural areas to attract youth toward agriculture

3.66

IX

10

There should be special policy for small and marginal farmers

3.65

X

11

Government intervention to cover more area under irrigation

3.64

XI

12

The encouraging policy should be developed to accelerate youth involvement in farming

3.63

XII

13

Low-cost implements should be developed for different size of farm holders to reduce labor problems

3.61

XIII

14

Adequate and timely supply of electricity

3.60

XIV

15

Quality of Channel should be improved

3.59

XV

16

Assured marketing facilities for the agricultural products

3.58

XVI

17

Government should have control over input suppliers to make timely availability of agricultural inputs

3.57

XVII

18

Credit facilities should be farmer’ friendly

3.55

XVIII

19

Channel irrigation water should be made available as and when needed

3.53

XIX

20

Workable easy policy of farm product export should be implemented

3.49

XX

21

Workable farming system models for different types of areas and farmers should be developed

3.45

XXI

22

More encouragement should be given to agrotourism

3.22

XXII