Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in North Goa, Goa

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

North Goa, Goa · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

5.8% of workers in North Goa 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.

  • 5.8% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in North Goa

83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 89% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In North Goa, which ranks 1 of 2 in Goa for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 65.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 35%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,90,038 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.7%.