An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
41.5% of workers in Jabalpur 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jabalpur, which ranks 4 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 52.2%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,18,852 and households in the poorest wealth group at 40.8%.