Principles and Techniques of Veterinary and AH Extension

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 

• ATMA is a society of key stakeholders involved in agricultural activities for sustainable agricultural development in the district. The registered office of the ATMA is located at district collectorate premises.
• It is a focal point for integrating Research and Extension activities and decentralising day to day management of the public Agricultural Technology System (ATS). It is a registered society responsible for technology dissemination at the district level. As a society, it receives and expend project funds, enter into contracts and agreements and maintain revolving accounts that can be used to collect fees and thereby recovering operating cost.
• The ATMA at district level isresponsible for all the technology dissemination activities at the districtlevel. It has linkage with all the line departments, research organizations,non-governmental organizations and agencies associated with agriculturaldevelopment in the district. Research and Extension units within the projectdistricts such as ZRS or substations, KVKs and the key line Departments ofAgriculture, Animal Husbandry, Horticulture and Fisheries etc. are constituentmembers of ATMA. Each Research-Extension(R-E) unit retain its institutionalidentity and affiliation but programmes and procedures concerning district-wiseR-E activities are determined by ATMA Governing Board and implemented by itsManagement Committee (MC).