Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Wayanad, Kerala

An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.

Wayanad, Kerala · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

45% of workers in Wayanad are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.

  • 45% India 48%

Youth opportunity in Wayanad

75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 96% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Wayanad, which ranks 15 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 32.8%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,99,049 and households in the poorest wealth group at 6.1%.