An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
44.4% of workers in Golaghat 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 2.2% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 51% of the population of that age.
In Golaghat, which ranks 9 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,20,217, against ₹1,43,689 nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 40.7%, against 17.3% nationally. On self-employed workers at 55.9%, it sits close to the national mark.