ATMA is a society of key stakeholders involved in Agricultural activities for sustainable agriculture development in the district.  It is a focal point for Integrating Research and Extension activities and decentralizing day to day management of the public Agricultural Technology System (ATS).  It is a registered society responsible for technology dissemination at the district level.  As a society, it would be able to receive and expend project funds, entering into contracts & agreements and maintaining revolving accounts that can be used to collect fees and thereby recovering operating cost.

The ATMA at district level would be increasingly responsible for all Technology Dissemination activities at the district level.  It would have linkage with all the line departments, research organization, non-governmental organizations and agencies associated with agricultural development in the district.  Research and Extension units with in the project district such as ZRS or substations, KVK and the key line departments of Agriculture, Animal Husbandary, Horticulture and Fisheries etc. would become constituent members of ATMA.  Each Research-Extension (R-E) unit would retain its institutional identity and affiliation but programme and procedures concerning district wise R-E activities would be determined by ATMA Governing Board to be implimented by its Management Committee (MC).