An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
53.6% of workers in Bongaigaon 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. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bongaigaon, which ranks 12 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 66.1%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,02,223 and households in the poorest wealth group at 32%.