The Agricultural technology information centre (ATIC) is a "Single Window System"
linking the various units of research institutions with intermediary users and end
users (farmers) in decision-making and problem solving exercise. Thus, the project
is being implemented at JNKVV, Jabalpur with the following objectives.
Objectives of ATIC
- To provide a ‘single window system’ for the products and plants species available
from JNKVV and its institutes to the farmers and other interested groups as a process
of innovativeness in technology dissemination at the institute level
- To facilitate
direct access to the farmers, to the institution resources available in terms of
technology, advise technology product etc for reducing technology dissemination
losses
- To provide mechanism for feedback from the users to the institute
Strengthening the sale of Jawahar products like seeds, culture, planting material,
vegetable seeds, medicinal and aromatic plants, farm implements, fingerling, poultry
& dairy products.
Technological Inputs
Technical inputs with coordination with the production unit of JNKVV are producing
Jawahar seeds of improved varieties, planting materials of ornamental plants, fruit
trees and other plant material, mushroom spawn, medicinal and aromatic plants and
seeds and bio-fertilizers which are being produced and sold in respective production
units except technical literature, seed and honey which is sold by ATIC
Technological Products / Processed Products sold
In coordination with the production and processing units of JNKVV, technology products
like milk, horticultural products, animals and animal products, mushroom, implements
etc are sold from respective units.
Priced Publications sold
Communication Centre in the directorate of extension services has well equipped
infrastructure and all the publication including package of practices, special issues
and other technical literatures are published by this centers as priced publications
and sold from ATIC.
Un-priced Publications
The Directorate of Extension / College / ZARS / KVKs regularly organizes Kisan Mela,
Kisan Sangosthi, monthly meeting and scientist farmers interfaces. During these
occasions a large number of farmers participate. In these programmes, technical
literature comprising of pamphlets, leaflets, technical brochures and folders are
provided free of cost.
Diagnostic Services
Diagnostics services like soil testing, water testing, plant clinic, covering field
crops, horticultural crops, medicinal and aromatic crops and animal clinic are rendered.
Farm Advisory Services provided to farmers
To update knowledge and skill among the farmers and farm workers. Farm Advisory
services like personal visits, through letters, telephone help line. Farmers field
visits, kisan sangosthi, farmers scientists interface. Use of print and electronic
media are being used effectively. A special biweekly programme entitled "Sawal kisano
ke Jababe Vigyaniko dawara" was initiated in collaboration with AIR. Jabalpur. Bhopal.
Indore and other AIR stations of the State for replying the farmer's queries. ATIC
also serves farming community through annual structured T.V. programme under "Gram
Mangal".
Visits of farmers and other stakeholders to ATIC
Farmers and field extension officers of state department of agriculture, Horticulture,
Veterinary of M.P. and other states visited ATIC.
Feedback from farmers
The farmers and field extension functionaries are regularly approaching the centre
for seeking advisement particularly on crop diversification, rain water management,
organic farming, management of live stock and income generating activities, like
mushroom cultivation, bee keeping, lac production, sericulture and backyard poultry,
varmi compost production & Piggery. As per the feed back the centre organize
training programme on various aspect.
Technology Displayed
About 35 laminated photographs depicting a various technologies related to Agriculture,
Veterinary and Agriculture Engineering. The photograph are enough to tell the farmers
regarding the technologies of the university generated for various sections of the
farmers.
Sale of various products
Sale of various products such as crop seed and seed of medicinal and aromatic plants,
planting material, plants of fruit trees, all are being sold from the respective
units of the University and the income generated goes to the respective units. Literature,
seed and honey bee sale through sale counter of ATIC.
Enquiry / Letters
Farmers Visited