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 Phek are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 31% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Phek, which ranks 11 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.6 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%.