With the advent of technology, the youth got enormous opportunities at their fingertips and as a result of this, young minds are thriving worldwide. In this revolution, youth residing in rural areas is also exploring new horizons by implementing their skills learned online and inculcating new technologies.
Maybe the youth of cities and villages are at loggerheads but at some point. All of them are trying to leave their mark in respective fields. Talking about rural youth, they are armed with the market which is less competitive but on the other hand, they do not have aware customers. But still, there are many opportunities lying in rural areas. There are some major factors which are driving youth to get educated and being on their own.
Among many factors, technology is a major factor which is making everything possible like a city even in rural areas. Due to cheaper cellphones & the Internet in India, they are learning different methods of farming, get weather updates, know where to buy the right products and get notified about the right government schemes on time and avail the benefits for their welfare.
Having a technological edge with the profound knowledge of rural ecosystems makes youth better find and execute opportunities to explore the new horizons of different businesses and career paths.
In the countryside, many people are afraid of shifting to different business other than farming. But, many young minds are venturing in poultry farming, fruit farming, and B2B or B2C businesses and really earning well.
As a service provider to farmers of Gujarat, I have young teammates in my team with very ordinary background, but I find their craving for getting work done and approach very enthusiastic. Many of them are ready to explore fields and communicate with their father rather than staying at their workplace. Many times they give me creative ways to do things and keep eye on competitors. This shows how active rural youth is! Apart from this, young minds are pro-active when it comes to any scientific or practical approach to farming and they are very adaptable for new technologies, products & services.
Another quality of the new generation is Leadership. They speak up for their rights. During our field visits, young farmers who are helping hands to their parents in farming are more communicative and take an active part to solve different problems and implement new technologies in their farms to grow more crops.
Contribution of young minds in the development of the rural economy will give us more leaders in the respective sectors followed by reforms and change in the system and in the end the nation will thrive with innovations.
