Agriculture Prod. & Farmers Welfare Department, Reasi today kick started the distribution of pasteurized spawned bags of Button Mushroom.The refrigerated van carrying 1st lot of 950 bags was flagged off by Worthy District Development Commissioner, Reasi, Babila Rakwal.
About 50 -100 farmers are likely to be benefited by Mushroom cultivation in the coming season.Approximately 4000 bags will be distributed to the farmers during the current season and about 12 tonnes of mushroom is supposed to be produced in district Reasi.
Harbans Singh, Chief Agriculture Officer, Reasi briefed the Deputy Commissioner Reasi about the cultivation of different mushroom species in the district in the past one year. Amit Sharma -Mushroom Dev. Officer-Reasi, Mushroom experts of the department Jasbir Singh, Kumar Gaurav, Swarn Jamwal, the officers of allied departments of Agriculture Sector viz.
Chief Horticulture Officer, Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, District Sheep Husbandry Officer, Reasi accompanied the District Development Commissioner during the flag off ceremony.