An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
33.8% of workers in Cuttack 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Cuttack, which ranks 4 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,08,076 and households in the poorest wealth group at 20.2%. On self-employed workers at 62.4%, it sits close to the national mark.