An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
36.3% of workers in Krishnagiri 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Krishnagiri, which ranks 8 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 43%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,74,042 and households in the poorest wealth group at 6.1%.