Bangladesh Mushroom cultivation to fight poverty:
Matiranga,
a foreign upazila of hilly Khagrachhari district, has planned massive
cultivation of mushrooms to fight poverty with a slogan titled ‘Safety through
Development’. Sixty families of Matiranga, 90km off the port city, have started
cultivating mushroom after receiving training during this regard at the local
army zone headquarters. Having training on mushroom cultivation, they need
harvested several batches of products to urge support, a minimum of to some
extent, during the last two months.
Initially
the families from six small localities of Charpara, Muslimpara, Babupara,
Chowdhurypara, Moieetri Nagar and Mandirpara received the training under
Pragati Mushroom Training Project organised and financed by the local zone
headquarters of Bangladesh Army. They received certificates from the local army
zone commander at a vibrant function at Matiranga Degree College on December
15.
Zharna
Tripura of Babupara said the training will help them cultivate mushroom. it'll
also help them for consumption and marketing. Aneu Chowdhury Nayan, a ward
commissioner and headman, said the tribal people are going to be ready to
differentiate the non-poisonous mushrooms from the poisonous ones while
collecting them from wild state following the training.
Bangladesh Mushroom cultivation to fight poverty:
She
said but such naturally grown mushrooms aren't always available when the
gathering is insufficient. Aneu said after the training we now cultivate
mushrooms to consume and sell some . While visiting the world on Saturday this
correspondent saw the locals are growing mushrooms in every house in six paras
(areas) after the training. Abul Bashar Miajee, a senior lecturer of Matiranga
Degree College, looked very happy while he was showing the “Mada” (coils of
rotting straws) with different stage of growing mushrooms his wife Jobeda
Khanam raised in rows on shelves at a corner of alittle makeshift structure.
Bashar
said he eats mushrooms because it helps him check diabetes. He said he also
possesses an honest harvest to sell within the last two months and before
harvesting subsequent batch he has received requests from many beforehand to
provide them mushrooms.
Udya
Kiron Tripura of Moieetri Nagar was beat smile while he was showing the
wonderful growth of the mushrooms he's cultivating at a corner of his house.
Udya
said he's having three harvests from one batch in 45 days and therefore the
cost is additionally very nominal. Inspired with the success he's now getting
to raise more Madas and cultivate mushrooms in wider scale for marketing. Dr
Mohammad Habibur Rahman, a university teacher, said with an appropriate climate
Matiranga features a huge prospect of mushroom. Meanwhile, encouraged by the
success of the trained mushroom growers, the people from remote areas of
Matiranga are expressing their interest to receive the training at the
Matiranga Army Headquarters and cultivate mushrooms.
Matiranga
Army Zone Commander said they need an idea to coach as many as 500 families and
supply them with seeds to cultivate mushrooms. At an equivalent time they're
helping the mushroom growers form a cooperatives society to gather seeds and
marketing their products within the city for a far better price, he said.
