State Agricultural Management and
Extension Training Institute

About Us

SAMETI is situated at Craignano, Mashobra at a distance of 15 Km from Shimla. It is a newly flourishing institute developed by strengthening Agriculture Extension Training Center of Department of Agriculture H.P.

This institute was initially established in 1953 as Premier Extension Training Center and named as Gram Sevak Training Centre (GSTC). Community Development Programmes were the main focus of training during that period.

During the year 1991, this centre has been renamed as Agriculture Extension Training Centre with a mandate for started long duration training for Agriculture Extension Workers.

On 27th Jan 2000 this Institute was upgraded to State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI) and registered under Societies Registration Act 1860 XXI with the technical and financial assistance of World Bank aided Project i.e., National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP) which is presently known as National Mission on Agriculture Extension and Technology (NAMET).

Conducts training on Participatory Extension Management, Project Management, Watershed Management, Organic farming management, Farm Women Empowerment, Human Resource Management, Input Management, Quality control, Subhash Palekar Natural Farming (SPNF), Marketing Management and Information Technology etc.

Organizes Induction courses and capacity building programmes for Senior & Middle level officers of Agriculture and allied departments.

Organizes workshops on emerging issues in Agriculture development and provides consultancy for preparation of Strategic Research & Extension Plans. Institute is having good infrastructure for conducting trainings having well equipped teaching aids & proper boarding lodging facilities.