An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
21.9% of workers in Palakkad 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. 91% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Palakkad, which ranks 13 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 23.5%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,70,705 and households in the poorest wealth group at 2.5%.