An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
36% of workers in Sivasagar 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sivasagar, which ranks 11 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 45.3% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,76,816, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 28%.