Training Needs of Rural Youths in Agricultural Enterprises

The present study was conducted in Samastipur district of Bihar with an objective to training needs of rural youths in agricultural enterprises: a study in Samastipur district of Bihar. Two villages from every two blocks were selected. Total numbers of four villages and two blocks were selected for the research study. In total 22 rural youths from each village were selected randomly to comprise a sample of 88 respondents for study purpose. The information was collected through the personal interview to get the required data. Ex-post-facto research design was adopted for this study. It was noticed that (64.77%) were young age group (23-31 years), (59.09%) were in OBC category, (51.13%) were engaged in cultivation/farming, (34.09%) were illiterate, (65.91%) had medium size family, (57.96%) belonged to joint family, (57.96%) had a small size of land holding, (81.82%) had medium annual income, (52.27%) had a medium level of innovativeness, (63.63%) had a medium level of achievement motivation, (71.59%) had a medium level of occupational aspiration, (71.59%) had a medium farming experience, (71.59%) had medium contact with extension agency, (67.04%) had medium mass media exposure.