An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
65.2% of workers in Khandwa are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Khandwa, which ranks 29 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,95,197, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 24.6%. On self-employed workers at 58.8%, it sits close to the national mark.