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 Valsad 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Valsad, which ranks 1 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 34.3% and households in the poorest wealth group at 10.6%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,35,907, it sits close to the national mark.