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ATMA is a society of key stakeholders involved in agricultural activities
for sustainable agriculture development in the district. It is a focal
point for integrating Research and Extension activities and decentralizing
day-to- day management of the public Agricultural Technology System (ATS).
It is a registered society responsible for technology dissemination at the
district level.
The
ATMA-Chittoor is registered under
the society registration Act XXI of 1860 with No.916 of 2000 on dated
27.10.2000. The
ATMA for Chittoor district has been included in fourth phase (2001-2002)
as one of the 4 Districts in Andhra Pradesh State and 24 Districts in the
Country.
The ATMA
at district level would be increasingly responsible for all technology
dissemination activities at the district level. It would have linkage with all
the line departments, research organization, non-governmental organizations and
agencies associated with agricultural development in the district. Research and
Extension units with in the project district such as ZRS or substations, KVK and
the key line departments of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Horticulture and
Fisheries, Forestry etc. would become constituent members of ATMA. Each
Research-Extension (R-E) unit would retain its institutional identity and
affiliation but programme and procedures concerning district-wise R-E activities
would be determined by ATMA Governing Board to be implemented by its
Management Committee (MC).
As a whole the ATMA would be a facilitating
agency rather than implementing Agency. The funds allotted for ATMA includes
Establishment of ATMA office at district headquarters, strengthening of line
departments by providing infrastructural facilities, establishing FIACs at block
headquarters and providing I.T. & Non-IT equipment for strengthening the
communication system for farmers.
The ATMA will not encourage any practice or programme
which, the line departments were already initiated. With the minimum budget,
ATMA can introduce or demonstrate some of the programmes as innovative model,
which can be replicated by farmers’ organizations.
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Sri S.S.Rawat, I.A.S.,
District Collector & Chairman, ATMA
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Sri S. Rajasekhar Naidu,
Project
Director, ATMA
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