An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
23.1% of workers in East Godavari 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 89% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In East Godavari, which ranks 5 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 36.2%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,86,677 and households in the poorest wealth group at 8.8%.