An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
44.1% of workers in Mehsana are employed in agriculture, close to 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 17% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mehsana, which ranks 4 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,84,100 and households in the poorest wealth group at 11%. On self-employed workers at 63.8%, it sits close to the national mark.