Author(s):

Swati U Jagdale, DP Hardikar, SV Yadav and UD Jagdale

Abstract: ATIC provides all the information on innovation technologies, techniques, knowledge and available materials of the host institution which includes planting material, seed, advisory services, diagnostic services etc. Considering the importance of AITC in dissemination of the appropriate technology to the farming community the study was conducted with objectives to understand the purpose of visit, to understand the expectations of the visitors of ATIC. The study was conducted in Dapoli tahsil of Ratnagiri district. In all 200 despondences were interviewed with specially interview schedule. Majority (94.00 per cent) of the respondents visited the ATIC in order to get acquainted with the new technology generated by the university. To seek advice about agricultural development was the purpose of visit in respect of 48.50 per cent respondents it is noticed that 31.39 per cent of the respondents expected the demonstrations of working of different farm implements be organized while one fourth (25.69 per cent) of the respondents expected short duration trainings be organized at ATIC. Majority of the visitors was found visiting ATIC for seeking information about new technology, seeks advices about agriculture development to punches the seeds / grafts / publications and get solved the field problems. Regarding the expectations of the visitors from ATIC necessary step may be taken by the concerned to brin gout CD’s of agricultural information and give advice through SMS on mobile phones possibilities of imparting training and arranging demonstrations of implements and tools may be explored.

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