Social, Economic and Farming Characteristics Affecting Perception of Rural Youths Regarding the Appropriateness of a Career in Production Agriculture

Abstract

Abstract: The main objective of this article is to present the results of a study done about analysis the social, economic and farming characteristics affecting on perception of rural youths of Shoushtar Township, Khouzestan Province of Iran regarding the appropriateness of a career in production agriculture. The research design was a descriptive method. Rural youths of Shoushtar Township were the target population for this study. A random Sample of rural youths selected (n=360). Data collected were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Appropriate statistical procedures for description (frequencies, percent, means, and standard deviations and spearman coefficient of correlation) were used. The main result of the study revealed that overall rural youths tended to disagree and strongly disagree about appropriateness of a career in production agriculture and there exist correlation between the crop yield, income, land ownership, and mechanization with level of perception of rural youths of Shoushtar Township regarding appropriateness of a career in production agriculture were significantly positive. Income, Social participation, Mechanization level, Perception of rural youths' awareness with respect to agricultural practices and Crop yield may well explain for 79% changes (R 2 =0.790) in perception of rural youths regarding appropriateness of a career in production agriculture