An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
63.4% of workers in Sheopur are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sheopur, which ranks 52 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 73.9%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹85,246 and households in the poorest wealth group at 46.4%.