An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
38.7% of workers in Ganderbal 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.
57% of registered enterprises are in services while 43% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ganderbal, which ranks 1 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 10%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹91,471. On self-employed workers at 59.1%, it sits close to the national mark.