Farm Child Studies/FARM CHILD STUDIES

Definition of a farm child

a farm child is a child with farmer's parentage raised on the farm and participating in farming activities. Such children are socialized into farming from childhood and developed ruggedness and interest in farming. They are very important for sustainability and continuity of farming and agriculture. They could be resourceful in developing programmes for agricultural and rural development in any agrarian society. Farm child can be categorized into farm youth, rural youth, young farmer, farmer's child...