TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER & EXTENSION ADMINISTRATION:

1.The definition of agriculture:
- It is developmental economic activity.
- It is scientific approach depends on the national exploitation of the resources
- For the successfulness of the job, ties must be developed between financing agent, marketing firms and the appropriate technology.
2. Agricultural technology:
it is the organized application of the agricultural science with emphasis on :

- Improved seed varieties, fertilizers &pesticides.
- Agricultural engineering &modern irrigation system.
- Science experiences.
3. The Role of The Ministry Of Agriculture &Forests:
- Develop, modernize, organize food production techniques qualitatively &quantity.
- Rational exploitation of natural resources.
- Apply science &technology for maximum usage &resources.
4. policies &strategies of FMOAF:
- Policies: Reform the Extension system.
- Programs: Augmenting the agriculture productivity.
- Projects: Institutional & legal reforms, capacity building.
5. TTEA is part Federal Ministry of Agricultural established as part of institutional reforms so as to :
- Act as a vehicle of globalization.
- Implement the proposed programmes.
- As spear head for expected change.
6.Objectives of TTEA :
- To develop agriculture.
- To improve yield qualitatively.
- To improve farmer income through rational exploitation of natural resources ,total human prosperity via successful ,profitable &sustainable agriculture .
- To enable the agricultural products to compete in the international trade markets so as to maintain food security &increase the agriculture revenues.
7. Mandate of TTEA :

- Adoption and transferring of endorsed techniques by the research authorities.
- Develop the agriculture institutions.
- Mobilization all of the participants &stallholders on the agriculture process farmers, finances, scientist , private input dealers ,services providers, marketing specialists and all agricultural practitioners.
8. TTEA Oregano gram :
TTEA is General Directorate & characterized by the following Administrations:

1- Seed Administration:
Mandated to:
-  Certify seeds.
-  Monitor seed importation &exportation.
-  Develops &promote seed production &processing .issue the advise pertained to seeds.
2-Agricultural Engineering Administration”
Mandated to:
-  Transferring technology in field of agricultural engineering .
-  Conducting field &laboratory performance tests different agricultural machinery &equipment in order to determine their suitability to Sudan field conditions.
-  Formulating & offering in- country training sessions pertaining the promotion of skills for machinery &implement operators.
- Encouraging the local manufacturing &the agricultural machines &tools.
- Adopting the technology of modern irrigation system that is cost effective &appropriate to Sudan condition (center pivoted, axial, sprinkler, drip irrigation &modified bubbler system).
- Solving the problems associated with the post harvest of agricultural products (handling, storage, processing e.t.c).
- Up grading the agro-based &cottage industries.
- Promoting the inter mediate technology aspects available in the country.
3-Agricultural Information Administration :
- Production of Broadcast &T V programmers the support the extension activities at field level &raise the awareness in the agricultural sectors.
- Covering &documenting the agricultural activity such as (forums, training sessions , conferences ,workshops , meetings , field days &festivals)
- Initiate permanent exhibition to expose the relevant information that address the investors the producers at local &international levels.
4.Agricultral Extension Administration:
- Conduct extension research studies in order to maintain the ideal extension modules.
- Evaluation of extension programs &recommendation through the studies, conferences, meetings & workshops..
- Provide technical support for planning execution of extension programs at state levels.
- Provide technical Know how to the extension workers &agriculture stallholders.
- Addressing the rural house holds technically, economically &socially in order to improve their live hold &to enable them to adopt the agriculture at their level.
- Conductivity field visits to oversee the execution Of the extension programs.
- Exchange of extension experiences locally &internationally to enrich the Sudanese experiences.
- Coordinating with the other relevant institutions.
5-Human Resources Development Administration:
- Oversee the train.. programs developed by the other Administration.
- Organize the training plans at different levels.
Technology Transfer Centre &Station
Concept: The centre act as an active mediator to transfer information from the specialized resources to the beneficiaries & the stakeholders.
Mandate :
Provide the farmers with the technical information and enable them to raise their productivity.
Linkages with the information sources and centers to find the appropriate technologies and formulate them in single and understandable way the beneficiaries.
The usage of the agricultural cadre in the process of technology transfer to the farmers.
Upgrading the skills of the stallholders.
Convince the target groups to adopt the technical packages produce by the scientific and research institution that have successful experiences in agriculture.
State wide and National Scheme Level :
Technology Transfer and Extension Administration.
Technology Transfer Council.
Technology Transfer Fund.