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Rural area has characteristics that are specialized in the agricultural sector. One of the challenges of agriculture in rural area is the demographic challenge. Agricultural sector is dominated by the elderly population and do not have successors because young population has an interest in migrating out of the village to work in other sectors. Even though the village actually has adequate resources. The participation of all elements in rural community in agricultural development is very important. Youth as part of the rural community should be the pioneer in the rural agricultural development. Nglanggeran Village, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta is one of the villages that experienced in youth empowering for rural development. Young people become local champions in developing agriculture in Nglanggeran village. This study aims to analyse the role of youth in developing agriculture in Nglanggeran village. This study uses qualitative methods with interviews as a method of data collection. This study shows the findings in agricultural development practices carried out by Nglanggeran youth in the form of innovations in on-farm and off-farm and agro-tourism development. This study also shows factors that led to the active role of youth in agricultural development in Nglanggeran.