An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
40.5% of workers in Darbhanga 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Darbhanga, which ranks 23 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,14,210 and households in the poorest wealth group at 49.2%. On self-employed workers at 59.9%, it sits close to the national mark.