An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
34.7% of workers in Sitamarhi 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 2.2% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 40% of the population of that age.
In Sitamarhi, which ranks 30 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 51.8%, against 59.3% nationally, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 51.9%, against 17.3% nationally. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,38,087, it sits close to the national mark.