An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
47.3% of workers in Ratnagiri 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ratnagiri, which ranks 17 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 44.8% and households in the poorest wealth group at 13.3%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,09,400.