An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
69.1% of workers in Ratlam are employed in agriculture, behind 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ratlam, which ranks 19 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 75.9% and households in the poorest wealth group at 26%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,42,006, it sits close to the national mark.