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| SKUAST-J organizes series of training programs on Mushroom cultivation under SCSP programme | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 21: SKUAST-Jammu under the aegis of Directorate of Research and Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and AICRP on Mushroom organized two hands on training and awareness programme of two days duration each on mushroom cultivation at Mushroom Unit, Division of Plant Pathology. The training programme was held for sixty farmers belonging to scheduled caste with the objective to create awareness amongst rural masses about the benefits of including mushrooms in our daily diet and livelihood security through mushroom cultivation. The trainees were briefed about the various mushrooms that can be grown under Jammu conditions and were also given hands on training on cultivation of oyster mushroom. During the training programme, experts delivered lectures and practical sessions were also held on substrate preparation and techniques for cultivation of different mushrooms. The participants were exposed to the technical problems that one is likely to face while cultivating mushrooms. The training programme was held under the guidance of Dr. B.N. Tripathi, Vice Chancellor SKUAST-Jammu, Dr. S.K. Gupta, Director Research and Dr. Anil Kumar, Dean, FoA, SKUAST- Jammu. Dr. Sachin Gupta, Professor and Incharge Mushroom Unit coordinated the event and conducted practical sessions for the participants. Ready to fruit mushroom bags and motorized spray pumps were distributed among the participants to encourage them to adopt mushroom cultivation. An overwhelming response was observed among the participants who assured the organizers to start mushroom cultivation in the near future. |
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