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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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