An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
21.3% of workers in Nicobar are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nicobar, which ranks 3 of 3 in Andaman and Nicobar Island for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 50.2%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹22,698. On households in the poorest wealth group at 16.3%, it sits close to the national mark.