An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
43.8% of workers in Jagatsinghapur 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jagatsinghapur, which ranks 9 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 52.7%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,02,009 and households in the poorest wealth group at 19.5%.