Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Jamnagar, Gujarat

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

Jamnagar, Gujarat · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

25.3% of workers in Jamnagar 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.

  • 25.3% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Jamnagar

69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Jamnagar, which ranks 9 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 41%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,81,715 and households in the poorest wealth group at 1.4%.