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 Lunglei 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lunglei, which ranks 9 of 11 in Mizoram for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,78,965 and households in the poorest wealth group at 6.1%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 67.2%.