To support rural women through additional income generating activities, the Subhalaxmi Women Cooperative Society, promoted by the Vedanta limited, organised a training programme on paddy straw mushroom cultivation at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) here recently.
Over 25 rural women from different peripheral villages of the Vedanta’s operations participated in the programme. As resource person, KVK Programme Coordinator Dr Biswaranjan Patnaiks encouraged the women of the cooperative body to take up this venture, through theory and practical demonstrations. He later described the benefits of mushroom farming, its medicinal and commercial importance, methods of cultivation and cost economics to the participants in theory session.
In practical session, training on preparation of mushroom beds, its maintenance and harvesting were imparted. Every step involved in mushroom cultivation was highlighted during the session, including entrepreneurship and environmental protection.
President of the cooperative society Puspanjali Seth, CEO Satyanarayan Dash and Pritam Motilal from the Vedanta CSR Department were present, among others.