An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
49.5% of workers in Kupwara are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kupwara, which ranks 9 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 14.2%. On self-employed workers at 62% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,39,857, it sits close to the national mark.