Training needs and problems of mushroom growers in Punjab
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2021
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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
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The study entitled “Training needs and problems of Mushroom Growers in Punjab” was
undertaken to ascertain the training needs, problems and suggestions of the mushroom
growers to mitigate such problems. Present study was carried out in the two districts i.e.,
Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana of Punjab state. The frame of mushroom growers of both districts
was taken from Deputy Director Horticulture of respective districts, from which a random
selection of 50 respondents from each district was made. Thus, in all total of 100 respondents
had constituted the study. The data was collected with the help of a structured interview
schedule by personally interviewing respondents. The study revealed that most of the
respondents (48%) were fall in middle age group, 52% were educated upto matric level and
Majority (68%) were living in a nuclear family. Most of (63%) the respondents had medium
level of mass media exposure, 54% had medium level in extension activities, 56% of the
respondents had medium level of scientific orientation and majority i.e. 57% had medium
level of risk bearing capacity. The area of marketing, species and their characteristics and
water management, environmental control, disease management had most extent of training
needs as these aspects were ranked 1to 5 respectively in the study. On the other hand the area
of harvesting/picking, Compost preparation, Nutrient management etc had got least ranks
which shows that there aspects were had low extent of training needs. Problems of the
mushroom growers were categorized as production, financial, marketing and transportation in
which majority of the respondents reported the problems in preparation of compost,
ventilation, lack of subsidies in mushroom cultivation, fluctuating markets prices and lack of
transport infrastructure as the major constraints. The suggestions of the respondents to
mitigate such problems were reported as online diagnose facilities, subsidies for
mechanization, establishment of processing plants, fixed prize in the market and more
research and development initiatives would be taken as the important suggestions of the
mushroom growers.
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Manjot Singh (2021). Training needs and problems of mushroom growers in Punjab (Unpublished M.Sc. thesis). Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.