An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
69% of workers in Kabirdham are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kabirdham, which ranks 24 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 73.7%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹69,429 and households in the poorest wealth group at 28.3%.