청년농업인4-H 활동 프로그램 개발을 위한 운영 실태 및 요구 분석

Abstract

This study was designed to analyze the operation status and needs of the Youth Farmers 4-H activity program and suggest a direction for the development of the program, applying research using questionnaires and interviews. The subjects of the questionnaire survey were 200 young farmers and 120 guidance civil servants, and the subjects of the interview survey were 6 experts from related organizations. The survey tool, the questionnaire, consisted of 25 questions for young farmers and 24 questions for guidance officials, and the interview paper was a structured interview. χ2 verification and t verification methods were applied to the collected questionnaire response data of 271 people, and the interview response data were divided into items. It was organized and analyzed separately. The Youth Farmer 4-H activity program had the basic goal of ‘cultivating professional farmers who will lead the sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas’ and was required to be systematically it by dividing it into new member introductory training and executive leadership training courses. In other words, the introductory training course was required to run as a one-day training (up to 8 hours) or 2 days and 1 night at the city/provincial level with the goal of understanding 4-H and settling down in rural areas through farming, and the leadership training course was required to develop a program that can be run for 2 days and 1 night at the central level with the goal of strengthening the role and capabilities of key leaders. The development of youth farmer 4-H activity program is required an organic collaboration between the Rural Development Administration, Korea 4-H Headquarters, and the Youth Farmer 4-H Association, enabling young farmers to fulfill their roles as subjects of agriculture and rural areas and as youth leaders in the local community. In addition, the Rural Development Administration has established and systematically promoted the 'Basic Policy for Supporting Korean 4-H Activities' in accordance with the 'Korea 4-H Activities Support Act', needs to be able to develop textbooks and manuals, train and support instructors, and develop and operate platforms.