An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
37.2% of workers in Bhavnagar 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 8.7% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 51% of the population of that age.
In Bhavnagar, which ranks 17 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 13.1%, against 17.3% nationally. On self-employed workers at 55.1% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,35,796, it sits close to the national mark.