An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
41.1% of workers in Kolhapur 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.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kolhapur, which ranks 8 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,71,459 and households in the poorest wealth group at 7.7%. On self-employed workers at 56.2%, it sits close to the national mark.