Rural agriculture and youth empowerment: perspectives of the youth and community members in Centane, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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2014-01-27

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University of Fort Hare

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The study explores youth perspectives regarding their participation in agriculture and its future in Centane, a rural community in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The study examines, firstly, the extent to which the assumption that youth lack interest in agriculture is evident in the study community. Secondly, it explores the extent to which youth involvement or the lack thereof defines the future of agriculture in the study community. The third research concern is the extent to which the relevant state-led agricultural policies support youth involvement in rural agriculture.

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SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Sociology

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Mkra,Z.P.(2014).Rural agriculture and youth empowerment: perspectives of the youth and community members in Centane, Eastern Cape, South Africa.Alice.University of FortHare.