An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
67.7% of workers in Kalahandi 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 3.3% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 77% of the population of that age.
In Kalahandi, which ranks 27 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹99,971, against ₹1,43,689 nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 48.1%, against 17.3% nationally. On self-employed workers at 58.7%, it sits close to the national mark.