An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
60.5% of workers in Patan are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Patan, which ranks 27 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,59,748 and households in the poorest wealth group at 10.6%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 77.9%.