An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
47.1% of workers in Kolar 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kolar, which ranks 7 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 50.6%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,93,049 and households in the poorest wealth group at 3.5%.