The difficulties of youth in relation to the dairy activity, their purposes of life and the strategies for staying on the rural property

Abstract

Difficulties are common features in people's daily lives, dairy farming andfamily succession is no different. Faced with the various obstacles that can be found in rural areas, this study sought to analyze the difficulties of young people in relation to the  dairy  activity,  their  life  purposes,  and  their  strategies  for  staying  onthe  rural property. As a methodology, an exploratory and descriptive research was used, with the collection  of  qualitative  and  quantitative  data,  with  the  participation  of  82  young children of rural producers, residing in rural establishments producing milk, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The study pointed out that, for young people, the greatest difficulty encountered in the dairy activity is related to the price received for milk and production  costs.  Since  the  main  objectives  of  these  young  people  at continuing  the  activity  and  work  of  their  parents,  emphasizing  the  increase  and improvements in milk production, profitability and profitability. Thus, their purpose in life is to succeed their parents in the dairy business, expanding production, management and training, contributing to the development of rural areas.