An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
30.8% of workers in Kanpur Nagar 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 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kanpur Nagar, which ranks 6 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,18,477 and households in the poorest wealth group at 15.2%. On self-employed workers at 59.9%, it sits close to the national mark.