Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in South Goa, Goa

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

South Goa, Goa · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

6.3% of workers in South 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.

  • 6.3% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in South Goa

84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In South Goa, which ranks 2 of 2 in Goa for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 64.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 31.2%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,05,281 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.7%.