The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) had its genesis from establishment of an Agricultural School at Saidapet, Madras, Tamil Nadu, as early as 1868 and it was later relocated at Coimbatore.
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Agriculture Technology Information Centre (ATIC)
Agricultural Technology Information Centre (ATIC) was started during the year 1999 under the National Agriculture Technology Project (NATP) in the Directorate of Extension Education. The Centre provides information on agriculture technologies in addition to providing other inputs like seeds, plant materials, etc. including advisory services through single window system. The ATIC is intended to providing formal management mechanism between the scientists and technology users.
Objectives
- Agricultural Technology Information Centre is functioning in single window delivery system.
- To provide agricultural technologies and farm advisory services to the farmers.
- To find out the farmers problems in field conditions and provide appropriate solution.
Functions
- Agricultural Technology Information Centre’s sales counter is opened for the benefit of farmers at entrance of botanical garden of TNAU.
- To retail the seeds of vegetables, greens and crop boosters, coconut tonic, tree killer, honey, fungicides and compact discs of TNAU technologies. The availability of above products can be checked in agri-tech portal
- To guide the farmers who comes exposure visit to the university to various departments.
- To answer the queries of farmers instantly through telephonic conversations
