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Lesson 42:Agricultural Technology Management Agency(ATMA)

Salient Features

1. Creating Farmer Advisory Committee to improve feedback.
2. Using NGOs to organize farmers.
3. Encouraging private sector involvement in technology transfer.
4. Validation and refining technologies through research units in the district.
5. Bottom up planning procedure.
6. Increased use of Information Technology
7. In service training to increase staff competence.
8. Developing new public-private partnerships.
9. Formulation and strengthening of farmer’s interest groups.