Agricultural Technology Management Agency ATMA
Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Scheme was launched during 2005-06. It aims at making extension system farmer driven and farmer accountable by way of new institutional arrangements for technology dissemination in the form of an Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) at district level to operationalize the extension reforms.
In order to percolate the benefits of ATMA Scheme down to the farmers for adoption of good agricultural practices, an innovative support is being provided under the Scheme with effective from 2010-11 through Farmer Friend (FF) at village level one FF per two villages.
Objectives :-
The objectives of ATMA are
- To strengthen research – extension – farmer linkages
- To provide an effective mechanism for co-ordination and management of activities of different agencies involved in technology adaption / validation and dissemination at the district level and below.
- To increase the quality and type of technologies being disseminated.
- To move towards shared ownership of the agricultural technology system by key shareholders.
- To develop new partnerships with the private institutions including NGOs.
Salient Features of ATMA :-
- Creating Farmer Advisory Committee to improve feed back.
- Using NGOs to organize farmers.
- Encouraging private sector involvement in technology transfer.
- Validation and refining technologies through research units in the district.
- Bottom up planning procedure.
- Increased use of Information Technology (ARIS, WWW)
- In-service training to increase staff competence.
- Developing new Public-Private partnerships.
- Formation and strengthening of farmer’s interest group
Beneficiaries :-
Individual, Community, Women, Farmers/ Farm Women groups
Benefits :-
Exposure visit, Melas/ Fairs, Empowerment of farmers and farm women groups, Rewards and Incentives
Details :-
Farmers/ Farm Women Interest groups are given training for demand driven production and marketing of farm produce. Rewards and incentives are given to the best performing groups
Agricultural Technology Management Agency ATMA
