Youth plays a central role in economic development of any country. At present, India has largest youth population of 356 million between 10-24 years’ age group in the world (UN Report, 2014) with greater proportion of nearly 200 million youth living in the rural areas. This framework has seen as a chance for them, they are persuaded and attracted to agriculture and allied areas. In contrast, only five percent of youth currently engaged in agriculture and allied activities. This is because they do not find agriculture as an innovative, commercial and admirable profession. In addition, agriculture is currently faced with number of disconcerting issues. Therefore, there is need to find alternative employment option. Achieving the second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG2), zero hunger needs a transition towards more sustainable food systems with more socio-economic benefits and with less environmental consequences. Youth can be retained in agriculture by providing specific knowledge, professional as well vocational education, technical skills, continous encouragement and enabling government support. The required policies, incentives and rewards need to be put in place to attract youth ability to assume innovative farming that is not only profitable and sustainable but also respectable. Thus, the new strategy should be to reorient present day agriculture from crop based to farming system based with emphasis on sustainable approach which is more relevant, efficient, demand-driven, productive, competitive and profitable. It must also ensure food, nutrition and environmental security for all, being important to achieve SDGs.