An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
57.2% of workers in Meluri are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
55% of registered enterprises are in services while 45% are in manufacturing. Only 31% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Meluri, which ranks 7 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,58,490, while it lags on self-employed workers at 66.5% and households in the poorest wealth group at 44.1%.