An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
6.9% of workers in Howrah 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.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Howrah, which ranks 2 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 43.8% and households in the poorest wealth group at 14.8%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,23,943.