An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
50.5% of workers in Porbandar 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Porbandar, which ranks 16 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,64,073 and households in the poorest wealth group at 2.1%. On self-employed workers at 60.2%, it sits close to the national mark.