An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
39.1% of workers in Sambalpur 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 79% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sambalpur, which ranks 7 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 49.4%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,01,530 and households in the poorest wealth group at 39.2%.