An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
19.2% of workers in Kanyakumari 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.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 92% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kanyakumari, which ranks 6 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 32.1%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,62,612 and households in the poorest wealth group at 1.9%.