An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
9.3% of workers in Coimbatore 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.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Coimbatore, which ranks 5 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 20.8%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,37,465 and households in the poorest wealth group at 3%.