An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
52.5% of workers in Dantewada are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dantewada, which ranks 3 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,78,444, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 60.1%. On self-employed workers at 62.6%, it sits close to the national mark.