Ludhiana, May 15 -- A three-day training programme on "Cultivation of Summer and Tropical Mushrooms" is being organised by the skill development centre, department of microbiology, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). The programme, which began on Tuesday, is being attended by a total of 71 farmers, rural women and youths.

Paying tribute to HS Garcha, an agricultural stalwart who initiated mushroom growing, PAU vice-chancellor Satbir Singh Gosal said PAU holds this training programme twice a year to multiply the mushroom production and income of the agricultural community. "Punjab is one of the top mushroom producing states with majority of its growers fully equipped with skill training from PAU," he observed.

Rupinder Kaur, associate ...