An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
8.9% of workers in Karaikal 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Karaikal, which ranks 2 of 2 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 22.6%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,76,509 and households in the poorest wealth group at 6%.