An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
42.1% of workers in Tumakuru 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Tumakuru, which ranks 9 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 49.3%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,59,261 and households in the poorest wealth group at 5.2%.