An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
53.1% of workers in Champawat are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Champawat, which ranks 4 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,89,900 and households in the poorest wealth group at 15.4%. On self-employed workers at 64.9%, it sits close to the national mark.