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Centre for Mushroom Research and Training Department of Plant Pathology, CSKHPKV, Palampur
Mushroom Centre
Training in progress Trainees on concluding day
New strain of oyster mushroom A progressive women grower
Trainees from Lahaul Valley Hands on training to students
White Button Mushroom Demonstration of pickling
Visit of Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Visit of Hon’ble Agri.Secretary
About the Centre:
As a result of the efforts of the scientists of CSK HPKV, mushroom cultivation is
becoming increasingly popular. It has largely been possible due to continuous training
programme and establishment of a modern Mushroom Spawn Laboratory at CSK HPKV,
Palampur. Recently the university has created a Centre for Mushroom Research and
Training which now has the facilities of imparting training in mushroom growing, spawn
and compost production and cropping rooms for growing mushrooms. These facilities will go
a long way in strengthening the mushroom production which can assume the shape of
commercial as well as domestic industry in this part of the state.
Training of Human Resource:
There is an urgent need to train people in mushroom production so that they are able to
take up this venture on commercial basis for self employment and also as a family enterprise.
The university has well-established technology on mushroom cultivation and continuously
refining it. The university is regularly organizing training camps. As many as 2100 persons
have been given training in Mushroom Cultivation. Of these, more than 600 are registered
growers and around 250 are effectively involved in this activity. Through Experiential
learning/Hands on training, the passing out Agricultural graduates are being
empowered with the necessary entrepreneurial skills to set up mushroom growing units
as a self employment activity. The trained personnel are being guided to set up their own
mushroom production unit. Subsequently, the growers are motivated to organize themselves
in mushroom growers groups /societies /self help groups so that they are able to tackle
various problems on collective basis. A constant rapport is maintained with the growers for
monitoring the production pattern and guidance in management and marketing. This effort
apart from a source of supplementing the income of the families will also generate
employment for a large number of people of the area. This centre will go a long way in
spreading this venture, which is bound to pay rich dividends.
Spawn Production:
The centre has a Modern Mushroom Spawn Laboratory and quality spawn of three
cultivated species viz. Button mushroom, Oyster mushroom and Milky mushroom is
being made available to the growers of the area. As a result of regular training programme
and availability of inputs in the form of spawn etc., there has been increased interest in the
production of mushrooms in the area. During the year 2002-03, 2505 kg of mushroom spawn
was made available to the growers whereas during 2008-09, 6000 kg of spawn was sold to
the farmers.
Compost Production
A Pasteurized Compost Unit has also been established at this centre which has the capacity to
produce about 230-240 tons of ‘ready to spawn compost’ in a year. It will enable the
university to produce 20-22 tons ‘ready to spawn compost’ in one lot, within a period of 20-
22 days. About 10-12 such lots will be prepared in a year. The compost produced at the Unit
will be sold to potential trained growers and would yield 35-40 tons of fresh mushrooms at
the growers’ level.
Mushroom Growing
The centre has two cropping rooms with complete environment control facility and
capacity to hold 20 tons compost for growing white button mushroom. This facility
will enable us to produce fresh mushrooms throughout the year and also conducting
research on various aspects.
Objectives
The proposed centre aims at fulfilling the following goals and objectives.
Refinement in mushroom cultivation technology
To enhance the entrepreneurial skills of Agricultural graduates and impart
hands on/Experiential training
To impart vocational training to the prospective growers; and to provide
forward and backward linkages by extending technical knowledge and
guidance.
Expected Output
The activities through this centre will promote mushroom cultivation among Agricultural
graduates, unemployed youth and farm folks as an important agro-based enterprise, will
help in self employment and boost the cultivation in different areas of the state, thereby
improving the living standard of marginal farmers/landless workers particularly farm
women as well as act as a source of rural employment to the educated but unemployed
youth.