An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
67.6% of workers in Seoni 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 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Seoni, which ranks 10 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 66.7%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹63,142 and households in the poorest wealth group at 50.4%.