Youths’ Perceptions and Aspiration towards Participating in the Agricultural Sector: A South African Case Study

Agriculture is considered as a leading source of employment while ensuring food security to the world and especially rural communities. However, youth do not appear be interested in agricultural sector due various reasons such their perceptions aspirations towards sector. This research intends explore whether perceptions, access resources affect participation agriculture related economic activities, under rain-fed production two regions Free State province South Africa. Principal component analysis was used determine perception dimensions, probit model investigate effect capital (human, social, physical, financial natural), dimensions respondents’ on participation. The results showed that decision participate exposure support systems can increase industry. Results also show grants, which are an easy income, uneducated comfort dimension hinders agriculture.