Vol. 5, Issue 2, Part A (2019)

Abstract
Indian agriculture is facing many hitches even though exhaustive research has been for improvement farming and farmers. Nowadays rural youths are playing significant role for boosting the agriculture. Present study was conducted in Maharashtra and Karnataka states to seek the opinions of rural youths for development of agriculture. Many suggestions were received off which major were considered for socio-economic uplifting of the farmers. Foremost propositions acknowledged were adoption of organic farming and reduction in cost of inputs and ultimately cultivation, lack of irrigation facilities and mechanization, availability of subsidized agriculture loan, poor policies, electricity power cut, inadequate market facilities and apathy towards agriculture.