SHOPIAN: Krishi Vigyan Kendra Shopian today inaugurated week long programme on “Entrepreneurship Development through Mushroom Cultivation” at Berthipora, Shopian. The programme was attended by team of Scientists from KVK-Shopian, Dr. Zaffar Afroz Badri, Senior Scientist & Head, KVK-Shopian, Dr. Bilal Ahmad Pandit, Scientist Horticulture, Dr. Mir Shabir Ahmad Scientist Animal Sciences and participants from Berthipora villages of the district have actively participated in the programme.
The experts on the occasion urged youth to earn livelihood through these programmes and asked them to become job providers instead of job seekers. Further, they deliberated upon the use of integrated approach to improve the soil health and different ways and means to cut down the input cost by adopting latest university recommended technologies for the betterment of the district.
A power point presentation on Scientific Methods of Button Mushroom Cultivation and it’s Economics – A way for prosperity of entrepreneurs for profitable enterprises in mushroom industry and other practices to harvest the better dividends, improve the socio-economic status of the farming community was presented by Course Coordinator.
Participants were informed that raising of Button Mushroom can be a profitable enterprise wherein an entrepreneur can earn up to 40 to 60 thousands in a space of 10x10sft room by adopting scientific practices to take care of the crop in the leisure time.
