An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
62.8% of workers in Yadgir are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Yadgir, which ranks 31 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 20%. On self-employed workers at 53.9% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,50,783, it sits close to the national mark.