An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
65.3% of workers in Lower Siang are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lower Siang, which ranks 10 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 72.1% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,27,466. On households in the poorest wealth group at 15.9%, it sits close to the national mark.