An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
59.1% of workers in Shopian are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Shopian, which ranks 6 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 3.8%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 76.4%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,36,339, it sits close to the national mark.