An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
41.3% of workers in Kolasib 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kolasib, which ranks 4 of 11 in Mizoram for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,20,786 and households in the poorest wealth group at 3.7%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 67.2%.