Training plan view.
Aaranyak cooperated with the Mushroom Technology Incubation Center of Bodoland University sponsored by DBT and successfully organized a mushroom cultivation training program for Karbi women.
Karbi women come from a village under the Kohora River Basin in Karbi Anglong District, Assam.
Aaranyak has been working with the community to improve and diversify sustainable agricultural practices through science, technology and methods.
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The training was held at the home of the head of Bakring Engti village.
Two researchers, Sibo Bodo and Amrit Debnath, of the Department of Biotechnology of the University of Bodolan, conducted training under the guidance of Professor Sandeep Das, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Bodolan and Director of IQAC.
Ten women from 3 villages including Bakring Engti, Chandrasing Rongpi and Phumen Engti participated in the training program.
Participants learned about the scientific process of mushroom cultivation.
They also have a comprehensive understanding of the different types of edible fungi and their potential economic importance to the family.
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Sibo & Amrit emphasized that mushrooms are a well-known source of protein, vitamins and antioxidants, and can provide women and their families with food, nutrition and financial security.
According to the climate and environment of the area, it is recommended to grow oyster mushrooms.
Participants are full of enthusiasm and excitement for learning various techniques in cultivation.
Enthusiastic participants are confident that they can also produce and cultivate high-quality mushrooms.
The basic training covers important aspects and steps involved in the cultivation of oyster mushrooms, such as maintaining room temperature, sterilizing straws, and cultivating mushrooms in straw tanks.
In a statement issued by Aaranyak, Sibo & Amrit emphasized the economic and financial benefits that farmers can obtain by growing mushrooms.
Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy was present to guide and motivate participants to increase their enthusiasm for learning and practicing mushroom cultivation, and was supported by Sourav Gupta, Rowel Engti, Ratul Das and Avinash Phangcho from Aaranyak to coordinate the training program.
Aaranyak is committed to supporting the sustainable livelihoods of communities living in villages in the Kohora River Basin through a community-based natural resource management program currently supported by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Disney Conservation Fund.
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