An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
37.4% of workers in Jorhat are employed in agriculture, better than 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jorhat, which ranks 5 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 43.7%, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 24.1%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,57,441, it sits close to the national mark.