An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
9.2% of workers in Surat 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.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Surat, which ranks 6 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 41.9%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,15,736 and households in the poorest wealth group at 6.2%.