The creation of Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) with specific task is a welcome setup in required direction under this, different line departments, institutions, organizations and farmer are needed to be organized to introduce a new form of extension delivery system which is decentralized, demand driven, farmer accountable, location specific, system based, participating, well integrated with research-farmer-market linkage, technically and financially sustainable in its orientation.
To Identify location specific needs of farming community for farming system based agriculture development.
To set up priorities for extension reforms to develop sustainable agriculture with a farming system approach.
To draw plans for production based system activates to be undertaken by farmers/ultimate users.
To execute plan through line department, training institutions, NGOs farmer’s organizations and allied institutions
To coordinate efforts being made by various line departments, training institutions, NGOs farmer’s organizations and allied institutions strengthen Research-Extension-Farmer’s linkages (R-E-F-L).
To facilitate market intervention for value addition of farm produce.
To promote IPM, INM, IFS and any other activity related with the promotion of sustainable agriculture.