An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
66.5% of workers in Yavatmal are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 3.5% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 69% of the population of that age.
In Yavatmal, which ranks 30 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 41.8%, against 59.3% nationally, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,20,446, against ₹1,43,689 nationally. On households in the poorest wealth group at 16.9%, it sits close to the national mark.