An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
60% of workers in Kheda are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kheda, which ranks 30 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 22%. On self-employed workers at 62.3% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,43,672, it sits close to the national mark.