You grow up hearing farmers saying to their children, "study well otherwise you will stay in the village and do agriculture". This implies that agriculture doesn't need education and they are mutually exclusive. I can see their view point that getting a college degree will help get you a good paying job and have steady income. But what I don't agree is considering farming a menial job. Sure, unless you are farming a big land, there is not much income. But if a person can earn a basic living and can look after his or her family, isn't that enough?
I think parents should stop considering their kids' basic education as an investment. Basic education will help even if their children end up staying in the village and farming their land.
In recent years, I've been reading about some people who are going back to their villages and starting the farming using the education they received and it makes me happy. Having basic science education helps the farmers take on new technologies and try non-traditional methods in farming.
