The department of extension education, Punjab Agricultural University, organised training camps on “Bakery, nutrition garden and mushroom cultivation” under entrepreneurship programme for Scheduled Caste in the villages of Lalton Khurd, Thakkarwal, Dhaipai and Mansuran. PAU holds camps on mushroom cultivation, bakery, nutrition garden. Head department of extension education Kuldeep Singh informed that the trainings were conducted with an objective to …
The mushroom business is a lucrative venture. Although mushroom cultivation can be carried out throughout the year, the winter season is particularly favourable for higher mushroom production, as it is also favoured by consumers for consumption. Initially, due to financial constraints, Rajesh started mushroom cultivation with a modest investment of Rs 20,000. According to Rajesh, mushroom cultivation has the potential …
Kutenpadar, a nondescript village in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, once infamous for starvation deaths and hunger in the 80s, is now a model village and the face of transformation as well as of women empowerment. This happened when Banadei started mushroom cultivation from paddy straw after receiving training at a NABARD camp in 2007-08. After getting basic training and engaging in …
