SRINAGAR: A training programme on Mushroom Cultivation for the students of S.P College Srinagar was today held at Integrated Mushroom Development Centre (IMDC) Lalmandi Srinagar. Addressing the trainee students, Joint Director Agriculture Kashmir, Sartaj Ahmad Shah highlighted the importance of small scale Agri Cottage Industries like Mushroom Cultivation.
He said that it is an indoor agriculture activity and students would enjoy doing it. He said that on one hand it promotes the entrepreneurial culture among the youth and on the other hand it contributes to the overall income of the concerned farming family. Shah underlined the importance of introducing agriculture activities among students and said that in the long run this would contribute to the socio-economic transformation of the region.
Speaking on the occasion, Coordinator Skill program S.P College Dr. Tariq Ahmad Dar said that as per NEP 2020 there is a mandatory two credit internship course for UG 5th Semester students. He said in this direction, the college is giving students hands-on training on Mushroom Cultivation at the Botany Department. He said for better understanding of mushroom cultivation a visit was conducted to IMDC Lalmandi for the said training programme. Earlier the experts from IMDC imparted training to the visiting students about compost making procedures, Spawn production, tissue culture and other mushroom cultivation technologies.
