Support to State Extension Programmes for Extension Reforms (ATMA) scheme

• The Scheme ‘Support to State Extension Programmes for Extension Reforms’ aims at making extension system farmer driven and farmer accountable by disseminating technology to farmers through new institutional arrangements viz. Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) at district level to operationalize the extension reforms on a participatory mode.
• Ensuring an integrated, broad-based extension delivery mechanism consistent with farming system approach with a focus on bottom up planning process.
• Adopting group approach to extension in line with the identified needs and requirements of the farmers in the form of CIGs & FIGs and consolidate them as Farmers Producer Organisations.
• Facilitating convergence of farmer centric programmes in planning, execution and implementation.
• Addressing gender concerns by mobilizing farm women into groups and providing training to them.
• Encouraging multi-agency extension strategies involving Public/ Private Extension Service Providers

Guidelines 2018 (PDF 1 MB)

Beneficiary:

All farmers who have land holdings.

Benefits:

Facilitating convergence of farmer centric programmes in planning, execution and implementation.