An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
43% of workers in Dima Hasao are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dima Hasao, which ranks 10 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 77.5%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹95,778 and households in the poorest wealth group at 29.9%.