AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (ATMA)

            

AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (ATMA)

 Krishi Takiniki Prabandhan Agency,

                                                            This is a central government sponsored scheme which is run by agriculture department of all states of India.

ACTIVITY of ATMA:-

•      Extension of agriculture technique among by farmer by the use of different extension tools.

•      The research done by agriculture universities, national research centre, Krishi Vigyan Kendra etc is disseminated by the ATMA among the farmers of the country.

ATMA Man force Network in State

DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE

 

Joint director of agriculture

 

Project Director

 

Deputy Project Director

 

Block Technology Manager

 

Assistant Technology Manager

 

Farmer Friend

       Tool of Extension of Techniques

Training- Trainings are organized at village, Block, District, within State and out of State level to train the farmer about the agriculture Techniques.

Tours-

Tours are organized at District, within State and out of State level to the farmer to expose the Agriculture Techniques live for 3, 5 or 10 days. Farmers are visited to agriculture KVK, institutes and universities etc.

Demonstration

•      In this inputs are provided for the farmer according the demonstrations.

•      The demonstration may in fisheries, crop production, bee keeping and others.

•      In these, new techniques, new breed, new packages of practices of production are demonstrated at the farmer fields.

Front Line Demonstration

•      In this demonstration, new or best agriculture techniques are demonstrated on farmer field in the village in supervision of agriculture scientists.

Farmer Sanghoshthi

•      This is done at village, Block and District level.

•      In this the scientists give information related to crop production, fisheries, animal husbandry, dairy etc according to farmer demand and need.

•      Farmers participate in this and use the told information in their farming.

Capacity Building Training

•      In this training, farmer get training of business related to agriculture e.g. - dairy, bee keeping, seed production, organic farming, poultry.

•      And farmers are encouraged to make self help group so that they can setup their business at village level.

Innovation

In this new machinery, new crop, new equipments, new technique are provided to the group of farmer, societies, Farmer Producers Companies or for individual farmers. New techniques are introduced in the working area by the innovation

Seed money

•      In this some money is provided to Self Help Group so that some economic help can be done to the group and they can run well their groups.

•      To get  seed money, documents are submitted in the office of BTM at the Block

Farmer and Group Award

                     In this award money and certificate are given to farmer and groups, which are doing something excellent in agriculture, animal husbandry, dairy, horticulture etc. This is given every year at Block, District and State Level.

Farmer Fare

•      This is organized at District level every year

•      In this Government Department and Private Companies related to farmer, display their schemes, agriculture inputs(seed, pesticides, farm machinery, Fertilizer etc.) good work and product in the stall to the farmers.

•      And the scientists are invited to give technical knowledge to the farmers.

Farmer Friend

•      One farmer friend is appointed for two villages.

•      Farmer friend disseminate the information given to him by ATMA staff and by training, among the farmers.

•      He also assists to ATMA staff in organizing training and schemes in the village.

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