Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

5.4% of workers in Visakhapatnam 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.

  • 5.4% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Visakhapatnam

79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Visakhapatnam, which ranks 1 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 27.4%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,78,539 and households in the poorest wealth group at 10.6%.