Agriculture is the major economic activity in terms of employment in the District. About 55.1 percent of the working population is engaged in this sector, which constitutes the main source of household income in the district. There are two prominent types of farming activities in the District. These are food cropping and livestock farming. The most predominant of these is food crop farming with more of the farmers in the district taking to it. Livestock farming is carried out on a limited scale.

The ecology of the district has produced lots of tourist attractions. Some rivers create beautiful tourist sites as they flow on rocky landscapes. The Asuboni River falls 110 metres down some beautiful rocky steps to form the Oworobong Falls. The River Afram has a potential for water sports and river resorts at Kotoso and Tokrom.