An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
35.7% of workers in Kachchh 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kachchh, which ranks 14 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 50.9% and households in the poorest wealth group at 3.8%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,56,455, it sits close to the national mark.