An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
38.3% of workers in Kollam 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 90% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kollam, which ranks 6 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 42.7%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,64,717 and households in the poorest wealth group at 1.1%.