An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
32.6% of workers in Samba 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Samba, which ranks 5 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 49.3%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,87,596 and households in the poorest wealth group at 5.3%.