An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
42.4% of workers in Srikakulam 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 3.4% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 72% of the population of that age.
In Srikakulam, which ranks 15 of 26 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 49.6%, against 59.3% nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 6.2%, against 17.3% nationally. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,34,461, it sits close to the national mark.