An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
25.7% of workers in Chhota Udepur 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chhota Udepur, which ranks 22 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 37.1%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,05,588 and households in the poorest wealth group at 38.6%.