One-day skill development programme held on oyster mushroom production in Tezpur

TEZPUR: A one-day skill development programme on 'Oyster Mushroom Production' was conducted by Mushroom Task Group of Defence Research Laboratory, DRDO, Tezpur at 17 Maratha Light Infantry recently.

TheDRL team led by Vijay Pal, Technical Officer 'A', Nipu Jyoti Kalita, Tech 'C' and Balaram Das, ALS – I. A total of 33 Army personnel (JCOs and ORs) attended the training programme. In the first session, they were informed in detail about the nutritional benefits of mushrooms, their economic importance as an alternative source of income and stepwise cultivation methodology of mushroom. In the second session, the participants prepared mushroom bags themselves under the supervision of DRL team as a part of practical demonstration and execution. A total of 60 mushroom bags, each of 2.5 kg weight were prepared by army personnel. The participants were thoroughly explained about the micro points to be remembered during mushroom bag preparation, incubation and harvesting. Kit and mushroom technology calendar were distributed to each participant, stated a release.

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