The purpose of engaging with the rural youth
offers a daunting task, as they are what the nation calls
its ‘future’, their orientation towards development has
become a major concern in the recent years and more so
with the inception of contemporary focus on
‘Development and Deference’. It is a subjective clause in
the absence of robust empirical evidence about what is
particularly innovative for the holistic development and
the various stylisations of the young people: no access to
land, they do not wish to farm, particularly achieve a
sense of respect and integrity through government
services.
These assertions are viable as they continue to
inform, and misinform the policy initiatives and
investment. Particularly in focus, is the age factor which
puts policy engagements on high horses due to the
dynamic special role played by digital infusion,
technological process, and employment creation
aspirations in the west causing transformations in their
lives.
There is no coherent analytical framework but
through this article, empirical evidence based research
focusing on aspects of growing policy based literature on
how the youth engage with rural economies drawing
from large scale analysis on labour allocation, land
access, migration possibility, pre-existing farm size and
later productivity. Also pertaining to fieldwork research
on these young people’s aspirations, in contrast to the
importance of family and rural areas. In organising the
framing of new empirical evidence, the notion of
‘positive opportunities’ based on economic exclusion to
develop ‘youth lenses
Keywords : Positive Opportunities, Farm Size, Productivity, Digital Infusion, Development and Deference, Holistic Development.