The role of Nepalese youths in agriculture are little understood and overtly underestimated. While out-migration of youth from villages to cities and abroad leaving their farms in the care of aged parents or nobody is sensitively overrated, the rise of young farmer-entrepreneurs from among returned migrants, who are introducing advanced farming techniques, owe a recognition. No study has analyzed the role of Nepalese youths in agriculture, in detail. The questions like ‘what is the trend of youth’s involvement in agriculture? Is it increasing, decreasing or the same?’ necessitates research. In an attempt to address this, one hundred and twenty enumerators volunteered to find one farmer each and collect primary data. Primary data and information collected from field visits in all seven provinces, interaction with farmers, participatory approach, and secondary information from sources such as news media and social networking sites were analyzed. Analysis of data showed that during the last few decades the agriculture system has changed rapidly. Youth farmer-entrepreneurs whose products have a Nepal Youth Journal 2020 121 dominant presence in local markets, as well as farmers exporting agri-products abroad, confirmed that there is clear evidence of youth active in agriculture focusing on high-value products. Although there has been no green revolution in Nepal, the rise in production and productivity of field crops in the last couple of decades was the result of a diffusion effect of green revolutions in neighboring countries. Should the present tendency of youth returning to agriculture sector with ideas and resources continue in the same trend, Nepal will foresee a green revolution in the 2020s decade. Keywords: Brain-gain, farmer, green revolution, mechanization, youth entrepreneur
