An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
39% of workers in Vizianagaram 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Vizianagaram, which ranks 9 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 47.4%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,94,411 and households in the poorest wealth group at 10.1%.