An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
49.4% of workers in Anand 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Anand, which ranks 24 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,97,872 and households in the poorest wealth group at 12.2%. On self-employed workers at 58.8%, it sits close to the national mark.