An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
52.7% of workers in Sagar are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 3.9% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 64% of the population of that age.
In Sagar, which ranks 34 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 65.6%, against 59.3% nationally, value added per enterprise worker at ₹57,640, against ₹1,43,689 nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 37.1%, against 17.3% nationally.