Perceptions of Swaziland’s Youth towards Farming: A Case of Manzini Region

Central Bank of Swaziland [1] Used a more extensive range of 16 to 39 years old while [2] reduced the range to all people between 12 and 24 years. For the purpose of this study, the youth will be defined in terms of age, (15-35yrs). Youth act as catalysts in agricultural development for most developing nations. There is recognition that for Africa to achieve food security, the youth must be regarded as critical agricultural players who need and deserve special attention. They are energetic, passionate and talented and this is thought that if the attributes are applied, they can catalyse agricultural development and solve problems facing the agricultural world today [3]. Young people play a very important and active role in all family farms contributing to the overall output [4,5].