An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
58.2% of workers in Damoh are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Damoh, which ranks 36 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 66%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹63,371 and households in the poorest wealth group at 47.3%.