An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
67.4% of workers in Lakhimpur Kheri are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lakhimpur Kheri, which ranks 66 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,12,701 and households in the poorest wealth group at 51.2%. On self-employed workers at 63.2%, it sits close to the national mark.