The University School of Agriculture Sciences of Rayat Bahra University organized a field visit to Khan Mushroom Farm and Training Centre, Una. This program was sponsored by the National Institute of Agriculture Extension Management, Hyderabad (MANAGE) and the Punjab Agriculture Management and Extension Training Institute, PAU, Ludhiana.
He discussed the economics of mushroom cultivation and the attributes of a good entrepreneur. He explained compost-making to the students and demonstrated to them the steps of compost-making. He also gave an introduction to Hydroponics which is the technique of growing plants using a water-based nutrient solution rather than soil, and their benefits, i.e., higher yield and no need for herbicides or pesticides. Hydroponic plants are safe from weeds and insects and less time-consuming.
He himself has grown strawberries, mint, and spinach using this technique. The students visited his polyhouse. Where tomatoes of high-yielding variety are grown. The University School of Agriculture Sciences also organized a field visit to Ambchhapa Mushroom Farm, Dera Bassi. This program was also sponsored by (MANAGE) and Punjab Agriculture Management and Extension Training Institute, PAU, Ludhiana.
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