An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
58.8% of workers in Satara are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Satara, which ranks 9 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹8,70,244 and households in the poorest wealth group at 8.9%. On self-employed workers at 60.1%, it sits close to the national mark.