An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
48.1% of workers in Nashik 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nashik, which ranks 14 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 48.1% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,58,467. On households in the poorest wealth group at 17.4%, it sits close to the national mark.