An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
42.3% of workers in Kakching 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.
48% of registered enterprises are in services while 52% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kakching, which ranks 7 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 68.5%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,35,759 and households in the poorest wealth group at 16.7%, it sits close to the national mark.