An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
23.6% of workers in Jammu 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.
87% of registered enterprises are in services while 13% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jammu, which ranks 4 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 43.4%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,05,138 and households in the poorest wealth group at 1.5%.