An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
55.2% of workers in Kishtwar are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
88% of registered enterprises are in services while 12% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kishtwar, which ranks 20 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 65.7%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,23,145 and households in the poorest wealth group at 23.9%.