An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
57.2% of workers in Akola are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Akola, which ranks 28 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 48.5%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,80,924 and households in the poorest wealth group at 10.4%.