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Participation of School Dropout Teenage Rural Youth in Selected Agricultural Activities

M.Z. Rashid
Former MS students
Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

F. Hoque
Former MS students
Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The aim of the study was to determine the participation of school dropout teenage rural youth in selected agricultural activities. The study further explored the relationship between the selected characteristics of the respondent and their participation. The locale of the study was two villages of Trisal upazila under Mymensingh district. To measure participation in selected agricultural activities, Participation Index (PAI) was computed to determine the rank order of 46 participation items. The PAI could range from 0 to 400. The Participation Index (PAI) of 46 items related to agricultural activities indicated that indices of two items were above 300 in rank order which was ‘harvesting of field crops (309)’ and ‘storing of crops (301)’; 3 items were above 200 namely ‘weeding of field crops (252)’, ‘seedbed preparation of field crops (223)’ and ‘seed sowing of field crops (204)’. The first twenty activities in rank order were mostly related to crop and few livestock activities. The overall participation of school dropout teenage rural youth in selected agricultural activities revealed that the largest proportion (69%) had low participation. Out of 10, 8 independent variables namely age, education, agricultural knowledge, physical health, participation in activities during leisure time, family income, assets owned by parents and participation mindedness for non-farm activities had significant positive relationships while the length of drop out was negatively correlated with the participation of school dropout teenage rural youth in selected agricultural activities.

Keywords: Participation, Agricultural activities, School dropout, Rural youth.

Location: Two villages of Trisal Upazila under Mymensingh district

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Participation

Objectives:

In view of the urgent need of organizing and developing drop out teenage rural youth extension programmes and to have an understanding of the school dropout teenage rural youth, the study has been undertaken keeping the following objectives: to determine and describe the participation of school dropout teenage rural youth in selected agricultural activities; to determine and describe the selected personal, social, economic and psychological characteristics of rural youth; and to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the school dropout teenage rural youth and their participation in selected agricultural activities.

Methodology:

The study was conducted in two villages namely Dugulia and Baniadhala of Trishal Upazila under Mymensingh district. The poverty of the poor families and the unemployment situation of the school dropout teenage rural youths have led the researcher to undertake these villages as locale of research. The two selected villages had 114 school dropout teenage rural youths families with 129 school dropout teenage rural youths. At first, about 78% of school dropout teenage rural youth families (family having at least one school dropout teenage rural youth) were selected from each selected village by proportionate random method. Then, one school dropout teenage rural youth was selected from each selected family (a random method also used to select a youth when a family was having more than one youth). Thus 90 school dropout teenage rural youths were selected from 114 school dropout teenage rural youth families, which constituted the sample for the research. Many factors were likely to influence the participation of school dropout teenage rural youth in agricultural activities. For selection independent variables, the researcher undertook few visits in the locale of research to have an understanding of the respondents, their parents and the environment. Along with the experiences of visit-related documents were reviewed, formal discussions were made with the experts and finally 10 characteristics (5 personal, 1 social, 3 economic and psychological) were selected as independent variables. The characteristics were age, education, length of dropout, agricultural knowledge, physical health, participation in activities during leisure time, family farm size, family income, assets owned by parents and participation mindedness for non-farm activities. Considering all these realities and in accordance with the objectives of the study, participation in agricultural activities was finally selected as the dependent variable.

After experiencing from the respondent’s of locale of research, a list of 46 agricultural activities related to field crop, vegetables, fruits, livestock, fisheries and tree plantation were selected in which the school drop out teenage rural youth had participation. To measure the participation of 5-point Likert rating scale was developed and designed with 5 kinds of responses, which were regular, quite regular, occasional, very low and not at all and the corresponding scores were 4,3,2,1 and 0 respectively. Each respondent was asked to indicate his participation in one of the five responses and check mark was put accordingly against each activity. Score of participation of a respondent in 46 activities could range from 0 to 184. To have an insight into the participation of school drop out teenage rural youth in selected activities firstly, frequency distribution and rank order of each agricultural activity was done by developing Participation Index (PAI). Then, overall participation of the respondents in selected 46 agricultural activities was done by developing suitable categories based on the scores of participation. A carefully designed interview schedule was used in collecting data to determine the participation in selected agricultural activities and the 10 selected characteristics of the school dropout teenage rural youth. To find out the relationships between independent and dependent variables coefficient of correlation (r) was computed.

Source of Information: Bangladesh Journal of Extension Education Volume 23, No. 1&2, 2011:9-15 ISSN 1011-3916

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Achievement/Findings:

On the basis of the findings of the study, it may be concluded that being young, the drop out teenage youth have often been neglected by adult family members. Although the teenage rural youth are not much inspired by their parents, but they are willing to undertake selected agricultural activities. These activities might be considered as contents to be included in Teenage Rural Youth Extension Programmes. The important factors responsible for participation of school drop out teenage rural youth revealed that comparatively higher aged teens with more agricultural knowledge, family income, assets owned by parents, participation in non-farm and leisure time activities would have more participation in agricultural activities. These factors need serious considerations while planning, organizing and executing Teenage Rural Youth Extension Programmes.

Drop out teenage rural youth live with massive poverty with low education, low income and without significant income earning activities. Being young, they are not given serious duties and responsibilities of their farm and house expecting some casual activities. As a result, this potential client group has become a heavy burden to the parents and rural social system. In youth extension programmes and activities highly demanded and marketable vegetable crops of short duration and that can be grown with minimum land, labour and capital should be more emphasized for the teenage youth. The livestock, fisheries and family forestry should also include activities considering duration, cash and parent’s economic situation. Youth do not own any property of parents. Hence, small credits for the youth would be needed to materialize their agricultural programmes and activities. Drop out teenage rural youth with small or marginal farm size for crop cultivation, and livestock and fisheries production should be given preference over others in Teenage Rural Youth Extension Programmes.

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