An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
13.4% of workers in Raigad are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 86% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Raigad, which ranks 5 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 35%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,85,477 and households in the poorest wealth group at 7.6%.