An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
44.4% of workers in Yanam 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 19% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 34% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Yanam, which ranks 2 of 27 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 44.8%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,83,590 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.6%.