An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
41% of workers in Birbhum 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Birbhum, which ranks 22 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 43%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹83,448 and households in the poorest wealth group at 49.4%.