An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
46% of workers in West Godavari 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Godavari, which ranks 18 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 47.9%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,59,688 and households in the poorest wealth group at 4.6%.