MANILA — In many rural areas, residents rely on farming as their primary source of livelihood. But it seems agricultures lack of appeal to young people becomes a rising challenge today.
MANILA — In many rural areas, residents rely on farming as their primary source of livelihood. But it seems agricultures lack of appeal to young people becomes a rising challenge today.
In an interview with Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) Division Chief Antoineta Arceo during the weekly Usapang Pangkapayapaan, Usapang Pangkaunlaran (UP, UP) Pilipinas of the Philippine Air Force Virtual TV, she noted that the average age of farmers in the country today is 56.
The Philippines, an agricultural country, has a population of over 100 million people. Of this number, 40 percent are farmers.
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