An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
29.6% of workers in Kannur 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% 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 Kannur, which ranks 7 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 28.6%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,69,679 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.4%.