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 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.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Siang, which ranks 9 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,78,310, while it lags on self-employed workers at 72.1% and households in the poorest wealth group at 24%.