An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
22.9% of workers in Murshidabad 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Murshidabad, which ranks 18 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,00,443 and households in the poorest wealth group at 39.8%. On self-employed workers at 63.9%, it sits close to the national mark.