An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
55.2% of workers in Kanpur Dehat are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kanpur Dehat, which ranks 55 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 71% and households in the poorest wealth group at 34.7%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,51,036, it sits close to the national mark.