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 Zunheboto are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
59% of registered enterprises are in services while 41% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 25% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Zunheboto, which ranks 10 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,69,735, while it lags on self-employed workers at 66.5% and households in the poorest wealth group at 33.7%.