Annual Report 2009-2010 - Department of Agriculture & Co-operation

9.27 Exhibitions: Agricultural exhibitions are
an excellent means of reaching out to a large
number of farmers. The DAC organises Krishi
Expos and supports five regional fairs every year.
State and district-level exhibitions are supported
under the ATMA programme. The DAC had also
participated in the Regional Agriculture Fair for
the Southern Region in Karnataka between 18-
21 December 2009, and the India International
Trade Fair between 14-27 November 2009 in New
Delhi. The Eastern Regional Agriculture Fair for
the North Eastern Region in Imphal (Manipur) will
be held in March 2010.
9.28 National Productivity Awards: The
National Productivity Awards are given to
organisations, institutions, or departments that
have achieved excellence in raising productivity
in specific agriculture and allied areas, through
the National Productivity Council (NPC), New
Delhi. For this purpose, the DAC provides funds
as a grant-in-aid to the NPC.
9.29 Central Monitoring and Evaluation:
Support to Extension Reforms is a new scheme,
started in May 2005, and draft model TORs for
commissioning third party monitoring and
evaluation of this scheme, prepared by the DAC
in consultation with the states, has been circulated
to all states. The states of Himachal Pradesh,
Rajasthan, Punjab, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, and
West Bengal, have submitted their study reports.
The other states are in the process of
commissioning studies. The process of
centralised evaluation of the scheme has also
been initiated, with the task of evaluation and
impact assessment of the scheme outsourced to
an independent agency which will undertake the
task in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
9.30 Coffee Table Book: A coffee table book
titled Harvest of Hope has been released in
February 2010, highlighting success stories of
farmers from all over the country.
9.31 Programmes in North Eastern States: The
details of schemes and programmes being
implemented in the North Eastern region are
given as under:
9.32 Support to State Extension
Programmes for Extension Reforms: This
scheme aims at making the extension system
farmer-driven and farmer-accountable. The
release of funds under the scheme is based
on State Extension Work Plans (SEWPs)
prepared by state governments. It is proposed
to cover all districts across all the states and
UTs in the country. Details of implementation
of the scheme in the North Eastern region are
shown in Table 9.1:
Table 9.1: Implementation of Extension Reform Scheme in the North Eastern region
S. Name of the No: of ATMA Name of the District
No. State Registered
1. Arunachal 16 East Siang, Lower Dibang Valley, Lohit, Lower Subansiri, Papumpare,
Pradesh Tirap, West Kameng, Along, Anini, Anjaw, Changlang, Daporijo, Kurung
Kumey, Seppa, Tawang, Yingkiong
2. Assam 12 Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Golpara, Karimganj, Cachar, NC Hills Darrang,
Lakhimpur, Sivsagar, Golaghat, Tinsukia, Morigaon, Cherang, Udalguri.
3. Manipur 9 Imphal (E), Imphal (W), Thoubal, Senapati, Bishnupur, Churachandrapur,
Chandel, Ukhrul, and Tamenglong.
4. Mizoram 8 Aizawl, Champhai, Kolasib, Lunglei, Serchhip, Mamit, Lawngtlai, and Saiha
5. Meghalaya 0 Information awaited
6. Nagaland 11 Dimapur, Kohima, Mokokchung, Tuensang, Mon, Phek, Zunheboto, Wokha,
Longlend, Kiphire, Peren
7. Sikkim 4 South District., East District, North District, West District
8. Tripura 4 North Tripura-Dharma Nagar, South Tripura-Udaipur, West Tripura, and
Dhalai
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