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 Subansiri 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Upper Subansiri, which ranks 21 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,68,065, while it lags on self-employed workers at 72.1% and households in the poorest wealth group at 56.3%.