An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
22% of workers in Thiruvananthapuram 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Thiruvananthapuram, which ranks 5 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 34.6%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,21,264 and households in the poorest wealth group at 2.3%.