ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
YOGA NARASIMHULU J.N.1*, H. PHILIP2
1Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641 003, India
2Directorate of Extension Education, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641 003, India
* Corresponding Author : yogi.narasimha05@gmail.com
Received : 12-07-2017 Accepted : 15-07-2017 Published : 30-07-2017
Volume : 9 Issue : 35 Pages : 4524 - 4527
Int J Agr Sci 9.35 (2017):4524-4527
Keywords : ATMA, Convergence, Process flow, Reform, Extension services
Academic Editor : P. Sivaraj
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : With a deep sense of gratitude and sincerely thank to DST for their perpetual guidance and financial support provided through “DST- INSPIRE FELLOWSHIP†for the period of this research work
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed
India's extension system has experienced major structural, organizational, managerial, and institutional changes since the late 1990s to realize agricultural potential and to increase agricultural yields. The ATMA (Agricultural Technology Management Agency) reform currently existing in agricultural extension system in India is an acting platform for bringing convergence between extension and research units to deliver the extension services to the penurious farmers. This paper focused to show the process flow of convergence activity of ATMA in delivering extension services. A sample size of 120 extension functionaries under ATMA was selected as respondents. Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and personal interview were adopted in collecting required data. Simple percentage analysis was carried out to analyse the data. The major finding of the study was during strategic scanning and planning stages the convergence was maximum whereas, convergence was least witnessed during monitoring and evaluation. This study may support researchers and policymakers in developing effective strategies for monitoring and evaluation of extension reforms for achieving better convergence.
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