An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
69.4% of workers in Chamoli are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chamoli, which ranks 8 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,58,083 and households in the poorest wealth group at 9.5%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 79.6%.