An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
71.4% of workers in Mandla are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mandla, which ranks 6 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 76.4%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹96,305 and households in the poorest wealth group at 56.4%.