Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Tapi, Gujarat

An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.

Tapi, Gujarat · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

74% of workers in Tapi are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.

  • 74% India 48%

Youth opportunity in Tapi

78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Tapi, which ranks 19 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,95,397, while it lags on self-employed workers at 71% and households in the poorest wealth group at 27.4%.