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EDITORIAL BOARD EDUCATE: EMPOWER: EMPLOY
Role of HAIC Agro R&D Centre in
Development of Mushroom Cultivation
in Haryana.
Dr. J S Yadav Dr. Satyender Yadav Dr. Ajay Singh
(Marketing Advisor) Protected Cultivation Expert Mushroom Expert
(COO, Premium Farm Fresh Deputy Director Horticulture Scientist In charge, HAIC Agro R&D Centre,
Produce Ltd. Shamgarh-Karnal (Haryana) Murthal- Sonepat (Haryana)
ushroom Cultivation in Haryana has become a Limited (NAFED), an organization of Government of India,
popular agriculture enterprise particularly had also started procuring fresh mushroom from the
Mamong youths. Low cost commercial mushroom farmers to promote cooperative marketing of mushroom.
cultivation in thatch houses started in eighties. It started The support from government to mushroom growers
after obtaining training from Directorate of Mushroom helped to resolve their problems and motivated them for its
Research (ICAR-DMR) Solan, formerly known as NCMRT cultivation. Keeping continuous demand of mushroom
(National Centre for Mushroom Research and Training). growers for quality spawn, pasteurized compost and casing
Earlier people used to obtain training and spawn from this soil and even technical knowhow, the government of
institute and produces compost at their own by long Haryana had set up a project on mushroom namely
method and cultivate and sale fresh mushroom in Azadpur Integrated Mushroom Research and Development Project at
subzi mandi, Delhi. However, they confronted with so many Murthal (Sonepat). This project has been managed by HAIC
Dr. Kanak Bala Dr. Vyom Parashar Dr. Bhoopinder Kumar Singh
Entomology Expert Nano Technology Expert Senior Scientist & Head problems in production & marketing of mushroom. The Agro R&D Centre, Panchkula.
Visiting Scientist Scientist at NanoTheranostics Inc. KVK- Madanapuram, Government of Haryana has come forward to help the
Canada New York (USA) Telangana
mushroom growers and started procuring fresh mushroom
HAIC Agro R&D Centre is a registered Research &
of farmers for processing at Processing Unit of Haryana
Development Society approved under u/s 35(i) (ii) of
Agro Industries Corporation (HAIC) Limited at Murthal &
income tax vide Noti ication No. 994 (F. No.
started selling in the brand name of “Delecia”. National
DG/IT(E)H4/35(i)(ii)/93-II(E)Cal. Dated 20-12-1993. As
Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India
Dr. R K Thakur Dr. Madhu Bala Lt. Cdr (retd) CV Prakash
Honey Bee Expert Floriculture Expert Hydroponic Expert
Project Coordinator AICRP Punjab Agricultural University Farmer-in-Chief- The Pet Bharo Project
IARI New Delhi Ludhiana Bangalore
Dr. U. Jaikumaran Dr. Nagin Chand Dr Ashok Yadav
(Agri Mechanization Expert ) Food Processing Expert Plant Breeding (Scientist)
Professor of Agronomy and Head Principal Scientist (Rtd.) IHBT- Palampur (Himachal Pradesh)
Agricultural Research Station CFTRI- Mysore
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