An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
25.7% of workers in Vadodara 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Vadodara, which ranks 3 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 37.1%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,77,731 and households in the poorest wealth group at 8.6%.