摘要：Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) is a registered society in India with key stakeholders enmeshed with various agricultural activities for sustainable agricultural development in the state,with focus at district level.It is a hotbed for integrating research,extension and marketing activities and decentralizing day-to-day management of the public Agricultural Technology Development and Dissemination System.The present study was carried out in Andhra Pradesh state to explore the constraints faced by the extension functionaries at each level of decentralized management.Moreover,constraints perceived by the farmers with the support of ATMA in realizing their needs were also studied.
