An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
18.2% of workers in Thrissur 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 91% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Thrissur, which ranks 8 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 31.9%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,80,931 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.8%.