An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
64% of workers in Morena are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Morena, which ranks 44 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 77.2%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹81,985 and households in the poorest wealth group at 21.2%.