On the occasion of its Golden Jubilee celebrations, Vishwa Yuvak Kendra organised a Farmers’ Meet from 7 - 9 August 2011 to review the impact of the Agro-based Entrepreneurship Development Programmes held in different states.
VYK has created a good number of leaders who are now successfully running their own organisations in different states across the country. It has also created activists and trainers of international repute. In 2007, the Kendra began the training of young farmers on Agro-based Entrepreneurship Development. So far, it has covered 16 states and held 41 programmes for the farmers. Farmers and students of the Certificate Course in Youth Work (a long-term course) from these states were invited to take part in the celebrations.

Dr. J.P. Sharma, Head–Agriculture Extension from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, spoke on the occasion. He suggested some measures on how farmers can make agriculture a profitable venture:

1. Proper planning of type of crops and time of sowing so that they harvest early and thus get competitive prices
2. Selection of good seeds
3. Rearing of cattle of good breed
4. Value addition to their products to get competitive prices
5. Cooperative marketing of the products

Innovative farmers Jagdeesh Pareek and Ishwar Singh Kundu, awardees from Rajasthan and Haryana, respectively, shared their valuable experiences. Both of them prescribed organic farming as it maintains the health of the soil and gives a standard production, year after year.
Dr. Y.R. Meena, Additional Commissioner (Agro Extension), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, shared with the participants various government schemes for farmers. He talked about ATMA (Agricultural Technology Management Agency), National Horticulture Mission, Kisan Call Centre, National Food Security Mission and some other schemes. He appealed to the farmers that they should take advantage of these schemes.
Shishir Bajaj, Managing Trustee and Rajat Kumar Narain, Chairman, Indian Youth Centres Trust, expressed their satisfaction on the great impact of the Agro-based Entrepreneurship Development Programmes, organised by Vishwa Yuvak Kendra in 16 states across the country. Both of them appealed to the farmers that they must share their new learning with other farmers in their areas so that others can also benefit. They should work as agents of change.