An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
46.6% of workers in Lakhimpur 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.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lakhimpur, which ranks 6 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,08,311 and households in the poorest wealth group at 34.5%. On self-employed workers at 59.8%, it sits close to the national mark.