Interaction
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue: 2

Linkages between beneficiaries and atma

  • Author:
  • Satya Prakash1, Dipak De2, Alok Kumar
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 7 to 10

1Asstt. Professor, Department of Extension Education, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur-848125 (Bihar)

2Professor Department of Extension Education, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005 (India)

Online published on 14 November, 2017.

Abstract

Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) has been created at district level as an autonomous organization for technology dissemination. It has been implemented in 28 districts of 7 states with the financial provision of Rs. 124.37 crores. The scientific study of technology transfer system is essential for making the future programs more effective. The study was conducted in the state of Bihar. There are 38 districts in Bihar. The data were collected by interview method with the help of a schedule. Due to ATMA interventions majority of the beneficiaries (78.94) developed Linkages with ATMA by attending follow up training programs. The study indicates that the innovations in technology dissemination component of national agriculture technology project, a world bank assisted project have established its existence and left an imprint in the study area.