An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
19.2% of workers in Khowai 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.
59% of registered enterprises are in services while 41% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Khowai, which ranks 2 of 8 in Tripura for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 41.5%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,00,735 and households in the poorest wealth group at 43.5%.