An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
28.4% of workers in Erode 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.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Erode, which ranks 7 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 35.7%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,27,234 and households in the poorest wealth group at 5.9%.