An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
30.1% of workers in Sivaganga 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% 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 Sivaganga, which ranks 20 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 40.7%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,75,527 and households in the poorest wealth group at 5.3%.