Research published by Emater on Wednesday (29), Expointer (RS), highlights that is growing the interest of young people in staying in the field. According to the survey carried out in the first quarter of this year, and interviewed 10,770 young people aged 15-29 from 493 municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, 96% of respondents said they would like to remain in the family’s property because they understand that rural activity.
According to the work, the young people want to stay or go back to the field, when they receive technical assistance and they can make money working in agriculture.
Of the approximately 10 thousand young people interviewed, approximately 2,6 thousand responded that they even left for the city, but of these, 77.9% returned. The main reasons for the return were, in order, a link with the rural environment, financial issues and difficulties in adapting to the urban environment.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.