Monday 18 June 2012

Mushroom Training in Orrisa by Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology


BERHAMPUR: Srinivas Patnaik (40) of the city has proved that education can be a major catalyst for development of agriculture.
He has become a successful entrepreneur of mushroom farming returning to his agricultural roots. He is a sharp contrast to the new generation of youth who dream of flying off abroad in search of employment. This student of life sciences, with a degree in zoology, has never dreamt of becoming a farmer.

After his degree he wanted to be a journalist. He had also joined the mass communication and journalism department of Berhampur University. A piece that he had written for their house journal in 1992 changed his life. “I was assigned to write a feature on scientific mushroom farming taken up by the then head of the department of botany department. The research that I made to write the feature made me interested about the economic viability of mushroom farming,” he said.

In those days mushroom farming was a rarity in Orissa and most of it was being brought here from outside. Srinivas took up the challenge and decided to start scientific cultivation of mushrooms on a patch of land his family had at Mohuda village on the outskirts of the city. He undertook training at the tropical mushroom training centre of the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). Even today he never forgets to attend workshops and seminars on mushroom cultivation held anywhere in India.

His efforts have brought great results. His farm now produces around one quintal of mushroom every day during winter season and in months of summer average daily production amounts to 50 kg. Srinivas is critical of educated youths not getting interested in agriculture. According to him agriculture in Orissa has suffered as most farmers do not have necessary education to take up scientific cultivation and the agricultural labour consists of mostly illiterates. He hopes more educated youths would take cue and return back to agriculture which is the basic foundation of development for any economy.

14 comments:

  1. Excellent acheivement. Thanks Amarjeet for posting.

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  2. Srinivas is leading by example. Other youth shall take a cuefrom him. I wish him all the best and looking forward to meet him when I wil be back to Odisha.Any contact of Srinivas would be helpful. Thanks..

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  3. hi srinivas sir i also belong to berhampur. vill barapalli,
    can i get ur contact so that i can contact u,
    my email id is naidu_33@rediffmail.com

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  4. i m imterested in mushroom farming plz help me

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  5. Dear srinivas sir
    I am at vizag. I would like. To where can i trained well for mushroom cultivation and development of spawn. Kindly give me the details and your email address and phone no.
    With regards
    murthy

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  6. Good morning Amarjeet sir.My name Narasingha Palo.I am interested in Mushroom farming but i have no idea.Please help me sir.i request. My phone no-9437948787 or 9437776984. My Email id - simadripalo@gmail.com my address..-New Streeet 5th lane jeypore dist -koraput pin-764001

    Regard.
    Narasingha Palo.

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  7. Sir,
    I AM FROM KORAPUT, ODISHA. INTERESTED IN MUSHROOM CULTIVATION. PLZ GIVE ME YOUR VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS MY CONTACT NO IS= 9124200199.

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  8. Hello sir. My self manas ranjan nanda from Rambha. Ganjam.im also very intrested in mushroom cultivation farming .pls help me sir ..my mobno- 9776548921.my id- manasmrn007@gmail.com

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  9. Sir,Namaskar,I'm Jayadev RATH from puri ,Odisha.I'm really impressed by srinivas sir & I want to well trained & cultivate button mushrooms in my city but how I can be able. Please help me.with regards. Jayadev my contact number is 9861666311 & my mail I'd is jayawonder@gmail.com

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  10. Sir,Namaskar,I'm Jayadev RATH from puri ,Odisha.I'm really impressed by srinivas sir & I want to well trained & cultivate button mushrooms in my city but how I can be able. Please help me.with regards. Jayadev my contact number is 9861666311 & my mail I'd is jayawonder@gmail.com

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  11. May I know method and structure?

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  12. Sir,namaskar my self mk nayak from berhampur help me start a small business owner of mushroom farm.co no 9439355486, mihirn4@gmail.com

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  13. Sir pls give me contact number

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  14. Sir I'm interested please your contact number give

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