An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
65.7% of workers in Banaskantha are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Banaskantha, which ranks 31 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 72% and households in the poorest wealth group at 27.8%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,56,029, it sits close to the national mark.