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December 2019 Volume 2 no.12
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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,
seeds identification, nursery production, plant nutrition management, training-pruning, physiological disorders of
hydroponics crops and greenhouse pest management. The trainees interacted with the greenhouse experts for
knowing about various components of the greenhouses and climate control in greenhouse.
Landscape Horticulture: One-month training program for entrepreneurs/students on “Landscaping” were also
conducted in December. The major training sessions were planting material, nursery production, plant propagation,
types of gardens, selection of plants like edge/shrubs/hedges/creeper/annuals/trees, planning and designing of
greenhouse technology related to landscape horticulture, soil health management, bed preparation, moisture
conservation, soil solarization, bonsai making, irrigation and fertigation, disease, pest and nutrient management,
training and pruning in garden plants, establishment and maintenance of lawn and turf, culture of floral display,
maintenance of garden and container gardening. The trainees found the program very useful being practical oriented
with hand on experience.
Plug Nursery Training Programme: Entrepreneurs form Gujarat attended a training programme exclusively on Plug
Nursery Production.Major focus of this training was on Seed Sources, Viability, Germination, Recommended Varieties
Substrate Media Preparation, Containers, Seeding Protected Structures, Hardening Structure, Micro Irrigation
Systems, Management of Nursery in Plugs Fertigation, Early Care, Disease and Pest Management, Transplanting
Stages, Pesticide Treatments, Hardening Methods and Packing etc. The participants found the trainings very
informative and felt that more trainings and visits like this should be organized by institute.
Mushroom Cultivation: Participants from different states of India participated in 3 days’ mushroom cultivation training
programme. The training was conducted in every week of the month. The major components of the course were
interactive lectures on structure for mushroom cultivation, cultivation practices for button mushroom and hands on
training on preparation of compost for mushroom cultivation, spawn production, methods of seed/spawn sowing in grow
bags, casing and methods of casing preparation, methods of irrigation for mushroom cultivation and application of
fungicide /insecticide.
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Upcoming Trainings in January 2020
Date Course Code Type of Course Topic Duration
IHT-110
IHT-106
IHT-508
IHT-109
IHT-302
IHT-504
IHT-504
IHT-508
Supervisor Level-2
Startup Course
Special Course
Supervisor Level-1
Standard Course
Special Course
Special Course
Special Course
Production Technology of Greenhouse Vegetable Crops
Year Round Vegetable Production
Mushroom Production Technology
Production Technology of Greenhouse Vegetable Crops
Production Technology of Cut Flowers in Greenhouse
Commercial Hydroponics
Commercial Hydroponics
Mushroom Production Technology
3 Months
5 Days
3 Days
1 Months
5 Days
3 Days
3 Days
3 Days
th7 Jan
th14 Jan
st21 Jan
th24 Dec
Customized courses also offered on demand
LATEST NEWSHorticulture output marginally up at 314.87 MT in 2018-19. As per the final estimates released by agriculture ministry
for 2017-18, horticulture production stood at record 311.7 MT is 3.7 percent higher than the previous year and 10
percent higher than the past five years' average production. The production of fruits is estimated to be around 97.38
million tonnes in 2018-19 compared to 97.36 million tonnes in the previous year. Vegetables production is estimated to
rise 1.6 percent at around 187.36 million tonnes.