Today's youth are the hope of the future. They are the real spirit of future agriculture. Young people not only look for their own livelihood, but also for respect and purpose in life. It is a well-known fact that only few young people engage in agriculture, although majority of rural youth have the energy and enthusiasm to do well in agri and allied jobs. In this context, it is worthwhile to know the reason for low participation i.e, problems faced by youth in agriculture and allied activities and their suggestions. Keeping this in mind, a research study was conducted in Warangal district of Telangana state with a sample size of 120 youth selected using a simple random sampling procedure. The data was collected from primary sources with structured interview schedule. The study employed descriptive statistics and garret ranking method to analyse the data. The study indicated that majority of the youth faced the problem of scarcity of labour, lack of irrigation facilities, fear of drudgery in agriculture and allied activities and suggested for timely supply of necessary inputs (93.3%), timely provision of subsidy/credit, mechanization in agricultural sector.

Keyword: Youth; Agriculture; Irrigation; Mechanization; Rural areas; Telangana.