Attitude of Rural Youth in Al-Talyaa District Babylon Province- Iraq Towards Agriculture

Abstract

Youth constitute the main labor force in agricultural production. Attitude is one of the most important determinants of an individual's achievement of the work assigned to him. The study was conducted in Al-Talyaa district Babylon Province, Iraq; to analysis attitudes of rural youth towards agriculture. Three hundred of rural youth were randomly selected. About three – quarters of the rural youth had an favorable attitude towards agriculture. Rural youth attitude toward agriculture becomes more favorable with increasing of age, educational level, family annual income and cultivated area. An effective agricultural extension strategy is needed to form a favorable attitudes among rural youth towards agriculture.