Refresher Training of 120 Youth & Farm Exchange Visit

At the Mushroom Training and Resource Center (MTRC), we are dedicated to empowering youth through skills development in agriculture. On 16th September 2024, we held a refresher training for 120 youth under the Skilling in Agripreneurship for Increased Youth Employment (SAY) Project for four days. The participants, already trained in mushroom cultivation, enhanced their knowledge of advanced cultivation techniques, value addition, and entrepreneurship. In addition to this, a second group of 70 youth from 7 different groups—engaged in enterprises such as piggery, rabbit farming, Irish Continue reading →

Supporting farmers through Mushroom cultivation in Rukiga District, South Western Uganda

In July 2024, with the support of the International Crane Foundation, we successfully conducted a mushroom cultivation training program for farmer groups in Rukiga District. This initiative was designed to equip local communities with the skills and knowledge needed to diversify their income sources while promoting environmental sustainability hence preserving the natural habitat for the grey crowned crane. The training program offered both theoretical and practical sessions, covering essential topics such as substrate identification, sorting, fermentation and pasteurization, inoculation, dark room and grow room management Continue reading →

Empowering Women groups and girls through Mushroom Cultivation: A successful training with support from The Rotary Club of Kampala South.

In our ongoing efforts to empower communities, we recently conducted a hands-on training program in mushroom cultivation, specifically targeting women and young girls. This impactful initiative was made possible with the generous support of the Rotary Club of Kampala South, which shares our vision of creating sustainable livelihoods. Over the course of the training, participants were introduced to the entire process of mushroom cultivation, from preparing the substrate to harvesting. The women and girls were eager to learn practical skills that can be turned into Continue reading →

Skilling in Agripreneurship for Increased Youth Employment (SAY) Project 2021-2024

In partnership with AVSI Foundation and with financial support from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands under the SAY Project, MTRC hosted and skilled a total of 145 male and female youths aged 18-30 years in the mushroom value chain from June 2021 in a three-year partnership. These youths are currently gainfully employed under the various nodes of the mushroom value chain.

Skilling farmers in Partnership with Private Sector Foundation Uganda

MTRC in partnership with Private Sector Foundation has skilled mushroom farmers under the SDF Skills Development Fund, funded by the World Bank. Our mushroom farmers have been skilled in critical steps to ensure complete colonisation of mushroom gardens, increased yields, Reduced post-harvest loss among others. The training that began in 2018 has improved farmers perception on the mushroom enterprise. Many thanks to the Private Sector Foundation.!

Self Help Africa Supporting Enterprises around Lake Bunyonyi basin

Mushroom Cultivation is undoubtedly the cheapest agricultural enterprise to start and maintain. African farmers and families with limited land and other resources find it profitable to generate sustainable income from the cultivation of mushrooms. Thanks to Self Help Africa, hundreds of farmers around lake Bunyonyi basin in Kabale and Rubanda district have been introduced to mushroom cultivation and have been successful in production despite the challenges of living in hard to reach remote areas.

Skills acquisition in mushroom Spawn Production at MTRC

Oyster Mushrooms are the most produced and consumed mushrooms in the east African region. Members of the LSC cooperative in mushroom cultivation acquired skills in spawn production at MTRC with support from Agriterra. The group of farmers have since advanced the production of oyster mushroom spawn for the cooperative in Goma Democratic Republic of Congo.

MTRC IN STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR LSC COOPERATIVE- D.R. CONGO

Agriterra is an international not-for-profit agri-agency that specialises in cooperative development in emerging and developing economies.  The LSC cooperative is a non-profit organization by women leaders who were concerned about the socio-economic situation that faced the country for over a decade following the repeated wars. LSC with support from Agriterra started the mission to improve mushroom production and marketing with skills support from MTRC. The strategic planning exercise was held in Goma – Democratic Republic of Congo May 2019

DIT EXAMS at MTRC

MTRC is a registered Centre for DIT Assessment under the Ministry of Education and Sports. Directorate of Industrial training. Assessment Exams of the youth skilled in Agribusiness at MTRC are conducted after the successful completion of the training Course at MTRC

Button Mushroom Production in Uganda

White Button Mushroom Production at MTRC. MTRC has successfully produced its first button mushrooms from local agricultural wastes as substrates. This was a result of joint effort with PUM Senior experts; Mr. Wim Joosten in 2017 and Mr.Peter Christiaens in 2018 who carried out the trials at MTRC. It is now official that Local Agricultural waste will serve as suitable growing medium for the production of white button mushrooms. Many thanks to AVSISKY and dedicated PUM Senior Experts.

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