An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
56.4% of workers in Vijayapura are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Vijayapura, which ranks 25 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 52.2%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,26,023 and households in the poorest wealth group at 19.9%.