Abstract

                                Youthification of the farming population has the potential to revive, reform,and revolutionize the agriculture and allied sectors by concentrating theyouth’s efforts towards it. Chrysanthemum is a traditional flower crop withmany economic importance and numerous avenues for value additionand export. The study was conducted among 120 farm youths in Omalur,Kadayampatti, and Mecheri blocks of Salem district, Tamil Nadu.An ex postfacto research design was used to study the extent of participation andfactors that contribute to the participation of farm youth in chrysanthemumcultivation. Analysis of the responses indicated that a majority of farmyouth had a medium (71.66 per cent) level of participation and 19.16per cent had a high level of participation. Statements with a higher meanscore, such as availability of cultivable land (4.16), attractive remuneration(4.09), agricultural knowledge (3.90), and interest in agriculture and alliedactivities (3.89), were the key contributing factors that led to the increasedparticipation of farm youth in chrysanthemum cultivation.

Key words : Chrysanthemum; Factors; Farm youth; Participation