An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
33% of workers in Rajkot 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.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Rajkot, which ranks 8 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,83,028 and households in the poorest wealth group at 2.5%. On self-employed workers at 61.5%, it sits close to the national mark.