Agartala (Tripura) [India], December 22 (ANI): In its endeavour to create additional income avenues for the rubber growers, the Rubber Board Tripura regional office has decided to encourage mushroom culture among the women rubber growers of interior areas. The main motive behind the idea is to ensure better livelihood generation for the rubber farmers.
The assessment of availability of paddy straw indicated that nearly 60 of the total paddy straw produced in the farming systems remains unutilizedAfter undergoing the training on Oyster Mushroom Cultivation at the CHF CAU Pasighat a total of 35 progressive farmers from Tezu Lohit District learned the Oyster Mushroom Cultivation during 7 to 9 October 2020Therefore the completion of training programme in majority person is starting mushroom cultivation for our own purpose not for commercial purposeMany members of the group have also started the value-addition to the fresh Mushroom produced by themThe different processed products like Dried Mushroom Mushroom Powder and Pickles are being prepared by them
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