December 2019 Volume 2 no.12 Monthly Newsletter I.H.T Newsletter Contents HOMESTEAD MUSHROOM FARMING FARMERS TRAININGS FARMERS OUTSIDE STATE TECHNICAL EXPOSURE VISITS ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS IHT CONDUCTS TRAINING IN HOMESTEAD MUSHROOM FARMING Institute of horticulture technology conducted short duration training on homestead mushroom production. The candidates from different regions of India participated in the trainings where the trainees were provided hands on trainings in button mushroom production. The major components covered during this training period were preparation of mushroom seed (spawn), preparation of substrate (compost), pre-harvest and post-harvest handling and packaging etc. Homestead mushroom farming system improves the resources of poor farmers and also meets several socio- economic and nutritional aspects which contribute to their better living and sustainability. Low input cost, stable yield and application of simple technology is important features to grow homestead mushroom. The farmers can better utilize the free time after sowing of rabi crops during October November to get extra income by adopting homestead mushroom farming system. If a farmer or prospective entrepreneurs have a small room 10×15 feet within farm or house, he can produce about 3 quintals of mushroom within 3 to 4 month which can fetch him about Rs. 36-40 thousand @Rs.120-150/kg. The homestead mushroom farming can ignite the entrepreneurship for the prospective entrepreneurs. Homestead farming system is a well-established land and time use system where different crops are grown in an integrated manner to provide maximum returns. Growing of mushroom is best suited for homestead farming system because it is easy to grow, do not require large area, have low inputs and high profit ratio within a short duration cropping time of about 3 months. Homestead mushroom farming suited to the given agro-climatic conditions and supplements the income of the farmers but also help in full fill the nutritional requirement as well as increasing the family labour employment.
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December 2019 Volume 2 no.12
Monthly Newsletter I.H.T
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ContentsHOMESTEAD MUSHROOM FARMING
FARMERS TRAININGS
FARMERS OUTSIDE STATE TECHNICAL EXPOSURE VISITS
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS
IHT CONDUCTS TRAINING IN HOMESTEAD MUSHROOM FARMING
Institute of horticulture technology conducted short duration training on homestead mushroom production. The
candidates from different regions of India participated in the trainings where the trainees were provided hands on
trainings in button mushroom production. The major components covered during this training period were preparation
of mushroom seed (spawn), preparation of substrate (compost), pre-harvest and post-harvest handling and packaging
etc.
Homestead mushroom farming system improves the resources of poor farmers and also meets several socio-
economic and nutritional aspects which contribute to their better living and sustainability. Low input cost, stable yield
and application of simple technology is important features to grow homestead mushroom. The farmers can better utilize
the free time after sowing of rabi crops during October November to get extra income by adopting homestead
mushroom farming system.
If a farmer or prospective entrepreneurs have a small room 10×15 feet within farm or house, he can produce about 3
quintals of mushroom within 3 to 4 month which can fetch him about Rs. 36-40 thousand @Rs.120-150/kg. The
homestead mushroom farming can ignite the entrepreneurship for the prospective entrepreneurs.
Homestead farming system is a well-established land and time use system where different crops are grown in an
integrated manner to provide maximum returns. Growing of mushroom is best suited for homestead farming system
because it is easy to grow, do not require large area, have low inputs and high profit ratio within a short duration cropping
time of about 3 months. Homestead mushroom farming suited to the given agro-climatic conditions and supplements
the income of the farmers but also help in full fill the nutritional requirement as well as increasing the family labour
employment.
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Farmers- Outside State Technical Exposure VisitsInstitute of Horticulture Technology organized an outside state exposure visit programs for the farmers from different
districts of Haryana to Nashik, Maharashtra. The exposure visit was organized to provide an opportunity to the farmers
to interact with eminent horticulture scientists and progressive farmers to see various new technologies, practices
carried in cultivation of vegetables and other horticultural crops. The farmers along with IHT expert visited to NHRDF
Nashik with the purpose of getting more knowledge about onion and garlic cultivation. Sahyadri farms for technology
demonstration for cultivation of grape and rose under polyhouse, cultivation of marigold and other crops in the open
fields. Farmers were also visited to historical places of Nashik, Maharashtra like Panchavati, Tapovan, Shirdi Sai
Darbar, Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga and Godavari Udgam Sthal.
Farmers TrainingsFramers from different districts of Gujarat and Chhattisgarh took part in
training cum exposure visits on “Modern Horticulture Technology”. They
were provided hands on trainings in the modern horticulture technologies
like protected cultivation, soil water conservation, weed management, micro
irrigation, IPM and other associated technologies. The other major
components of the training were soil health management, nursery
production technologies, pH, EC correction, mulching – organic and
inorganic, nutrient management, integrated pest management, post-
harvest handling, storage in zero energy chamber. The trainees found the
program very useful being practical oriented which helped in understanding the technologies involved in the protected
cultivation and developing their skills. Instead of this farmers were also taken part in exposure visit to NCOF in
Ghaziabad, Technology Park of IHT and Delhi Darshan.
Field Demonstration of Production Technology in Grapes Cultivation and Light Trap for Insect Control
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Entrepreneurial Capacity Building Trainings Commercial Hydroponics: Institute successfully organized trainings programs for prospective entrepreneurs on
“Commercial Hydroponics” during the month. The trainees were explained the importance of the water quality and its
analysis for open & closed loop systems. The trainees went through training sessions with regard to crop varieties,