Ludhiana: Resulting from overwhelming response to the coaching program on “Mushroom Cultivation,” the Ability Growth Middle, Directorate of Extension Training, Punjab Agricultural College (PAU), in collaboration with the Division of Microbiology, organized a second batch of five-day coaching course for the farmers and farm girls of Punjab below the ready steering of Dr Makhan Singh Bhullar. In the meantime, 9 extension scientists have been supplied hands-on coaching in natural farming for chemical-free manufacturing.
Offering details about this system, Dr Rupinder Kaur acknowledged that 55 trainees from completely different districts of Punjab acquired mushroom course-related information from subject-matter specialists of the college. In her handle, she stated that mushroom and natural cultivation have been extremely worthwhile occupations via which one might set up a novel id as a profitable entrepreneur and a farmer. She additional suggested farmers to realize financial advantages by selling mushroom processing (by making ready merchandise equivalent to mushroom powder, pickles, and different nutritious meals merchandise) and natural rising (for residue-free manufacturing and consumption).
The Course Coordinator Dr Kulvir Kaur knowledgeable that the Ability Growth Middle organized mushroom coaching course twice a 12 months to advertise this auxiliary occupation amongst rural and concrete Punjab. Natural cultivation was gaining momentum in view of adulterated meals merchandise capturing the market, she noticed.
Consultants together with Dr Shivani Sharma, Dr Jaspreet Kaur, and Dr Anna Goel from the Division of Microbiology; Dr Sonika Sharma from the Division of Meals and Vitamin; Dr Arshdeep Singh from the Division of Meals Science and Know-how; Dr Rakesh Rathore from the Faculty of Enterprise Research; Dr Anureet Kaur Chandi from the Division of Entomology; and Dr Jaspreet Kaur Gill Sidhu, State Division of Horticulture, defined various facets of mushroom cultivation with give attention to its agronomic practices, processing, packaging, and advertising and marketing.
Consultants Dr AS Sidhu, Dr Gulab Pandove, Dr Subhash Singh, Dr Namisha, Dr Ajay Kumar Chaudhary, and Dr Manisha Thakur talked concerning the idea, scope and advantages of natural cultivation.
Consultants Dr Kulvir Kaur and Mrs Kanwaljeet Kaur virtually demonstrated the strategy of making ready mushroom pickle.
Extension Scientist Dr Lavleesh Garg highlighted talent associated coaching programs carried out on the Ability Growth Middle.
Later, Mrs Kanwaljeet Kaur thanked all of the trainees and the college specialists, and suggested the contributors to turn into profitable entrepreneurs by way of the information gained throughout this course.
