Aim of the study is to determine the stakeholders’ perception about the characteristics of technology transfers to farmers and their participation at different stages of technology assessment, refinement and validation under ATMA, 18 stakeholders of ATMA were selected randomly. Findings of the study revealed that stakeholders have more awareness about the technology generation/refinement /validation activities in cereals crops. The maximum participation of ATMA stakeholders was found in identification of research issue and implementation of the farmer participatory research (FPR). Stakeholders of ATMA perceived that technology transferred to the farmers with some important characteristics which were their designed for improving farmers over all income, need based, timely, affordable by the farmers, at the doorstep of farmers, easy to operate and acceptable to farming community. | Participation of stakeholders at different stages of technology assessment, refinement and validation under ATMA
