Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.

Ahmedabad, Gujarat · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

9.3% of workers in Ahmedabad 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.

  • 9.3% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Ahmedabad

70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Ahmedabad, which ranks 2 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 43%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,65,298 and households in the poorest wealth group at 1.7%.