An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
20.5% of workers in Jiribam 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 79% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jiribam, which ranks 4 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 14.6%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,20,218. On self-employed workers at 59.9%, it sits close to the national mark.