An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
25% of workers in Dakshina Kannada 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 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dakshina Kannada, which ranks 2 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 37.8%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,28,866 and households in the poorest wealth group at 1.5%.