An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
57.3% of workers in Hassan are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hassan, which ranks 5 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,85,188 and households in the poorest wealth group at 4.5%. On self-employed workers at 54.7%, it sits close to the national mark.