An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
21% of workers in Alappuzha 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. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Alappuzha, which ranks 4 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 35%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,62,521 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.5%.