On 11th October 2024, the Mushroom Training and Resource Center (MTRC) marked a significant milestone in youth empowerment and agribusiness development by distributing booster packages to seven youth groups trained under our initiative. This effort was made possible through the generous support of the AVSI Foundation’s SAY Project, which aims to enhance youth employment and promote sustainable agricultural practices. Purpose of the Booster Packages The booster packages were designed to equip these youth groups with essential resources needed to expand their agricultural activities and improve Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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.

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