An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
29.9% of workers in Kamrup 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.
62% of registered enterprises are in services while 38% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kamrup, which ranks 4 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 48.9%, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 27.7%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,57,595, it sits close to the national mark.