AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
ATMA is a registered society of key stakeholders involved in agricultural activities for sustainable development in the district by integrating research-extension activities and decentralizing day to day management of Public Agricultural Technology System.
OBJECTIVES
The Revised Scheme shall focus on the following key extension reforms as objectives of the Scheme:
- Providing innovative, restructured and autonomous institutions at the state/district/ block level.
- Encouraging multi-agency extension strategies involving Public/ Private Extension Service Providers.
- Ensuring an integrated, broad-based extension delivery mechanism consistent with farming system approach.
- Adopting group approach to extension in line with the identified needs and requirements of the farmers in the form of CIGs FIGs;
- Facilitating convergence of programmes in planning, execution and implementation.
- Addressing gender concerns by mobilizing farm women into groups and providing training to them.
- Moving towards sustainability of extension services through beneficiary contribution.
