An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
49.2% of workers in Eluru are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Eluru, which ranks 21 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 42.5%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,07,937 and households in the poorest wealth group at 4.6%.