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 Upper 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Upper Siang, which ranks 6 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,65,358, while it lags on self-employed workers at 72.1% and households in the poorest wealth group at 25.3%.