An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
56.9% of workers in Mandya are employed in agriculture, behind 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mandya, which ranks 13 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 4.6%. On self-employed workers at 59.4% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,55,891, it sits close to the national mark.