The Mushroom Training and Resource Centre (MTRC) was privileged to participate in the 4th National Organic Week (NOW) 2025, held at Hotel Africana, Kampala, from 5th–8th November 2025. This inspiring event, organized by the National Organic Agricultural Movement of Uganda (NOGAMU) in celebration of 25 years of leadership in Uganda’s organic movement, brought together farmers, policymakers, researchers, exporters, and partners from across Africa to shape the future of organic, agroecology, and regenerative agriculture. We are sincerely grateful to the African Agribusiness Incubators Network (AAIN) for Continue reading →

On October 11, 2025, the Mushroom Training and Resource Centre (MTRC) was honored to receive a team from the Technical University of Zvolen (TUZVO) in Slovakia. The team will be at MTRC for three days as part of a collaborative Erasmus+ research project involving TUZVO, Kabale University (KAB), and MTRC. The joint research focuses on domesticating wild mushroom species to reduce the need for forest encroachment during mushroom hunting. The TUZVO team brought spawn collected from forests in Slovakia, which will be cultivated at MTRC Continue reading →

From 4th June to 2nd August 2025, Mushroom Training and Resource Centre (MTRC) was privileged to host four students from Kabale University for their internship program. During their stay, the students were taken through the entire mushroom production cycle for both oyster and button mushrooms. They gained hands-on experience in every stage of our operations, including: Substrate preparation Dark room and grow room management Community training Handling farm visits Branding and packaging Marketing and sales of our products Value addition processes By the end of Continue reading →

On 26th June 2025, the Mushroom Training and Resource Center (MTRC) was honored to host a high-level delegation from the Department of Production and Marketing, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). The team, comprising agricultural technical staff and farmer leaders from across Kampala, visited MTRC as part of a farmer exchange and learning tour aimed at accelerating the adoption of climate-smart and market-driven agricultural practices. The visit provided a platform for knowledge sharing, hands-on learning, and peer engagement in the field of mushroom cultivation, one of Continue reading →

We were honored to host Enock Ampumuza and Suzan Watkins, esteemed representatives from the African Agribusiness Incubators Network (AAIN), at the Mushroom Training and Resource Centre (MTRC). AAIN is a pan?African network (established in 2014, registered in 2015) dedicated to “incubating incubators” — strengthening agribusiness incubation capacity and commercializing agricultural innovations across Africa During their visit, the delegation received a comprehensive tour of MTRC’s facilities. They observed key processes across our spawn production, substrate preparation, inoculation, incubation, harvesting, drying, and packaging areas. Our team also Continue reading →

On 15th July 2025, Mushroom Training and Resource Centre (MTRC) had the great honor of hosting a delegation from PUM Netherlands Senior Experts. The visiting team included Mr. Tom Borghols and Madam Laurie Borreli dos Reis, both Country Coordinators of PUM, and Mr. Cuthbert, the PUM Country Representative. The purpose of the visit was to assess the ongoing progress of our Button Mushroom Cultivation Project, with specific attention to the newly donated container from the Rotary Club of Horst aan de Maas (Netherlands). The container Continue reading →

On June 24, 2025, Mushroom Training and Resource Centre (MTRC) proudly took part in the Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (WE4A) Bridging Event in Kampala, an inspiring celebration of women-led innovation and green enterprise across Uganda. Organized by GIZ under the Women Employment for the Green Transformation in Africa (WE4D) programme, the event brought together over 80 key stakeholders, including women entrepreneurs, government representatives, development partners, and entrepreneurial support organizations. The event marked a pivotal shift from startup ideation to scale-focused business development for the 262 Continue reading →

On 12th June 2025, the Mushroom Training and Resource Centre (MTRC) had the pleasure of hosting students from Nyabikoni Secondary School’s Entrepreneurship Class for a hands-on study visit aimed at enhancing their understanding of business operations, value addition, and sustainable agriculture. The visit was part of the school’s curriculum to expose learners to real-world business environments and equip them with practical knowledge to complement their classroom studies. During the visit, the students had a guided tour of our facility and engaged with various departments to Continue reading →

We were honored to host Mr. Geert Lemmers, a mushroom cultivation expert from PUM (Programma Uitzending Managers) in the Netherlands, for a three-day technical support visit at the Mushroom Training and Resource Centre (MTRC) from Tuesday, 20th May to Thursday, 22nd May 2025. Mr. Lemmers arrived at Katuna border on Tuesday morning and was warmly received by the MTRC team. After checking into his hotel in Kabale, he visited our facility where he toured our site, inspected the container designated to serve as both a Continue reading →

In April 2025, the Mushroom Training and Resource Centre (MTRC) partnered with the CommonGround Project—implemented by Caritas Kabale Diocese under ISSD Uganda—for a collaborative farmer support activity involving the Bukoora Bituzi Group from Rubira Parish, Kabale District. This joint effort combined a field visit to the farmers’ site and a practical training session at MTRC. 1. Field Visit to Bukoora Bituzi Mushroom Farm – Identifying Practical Gaps The first activity involved MTRC staff visiting the mushroom site of the Bukoora Bituzi Group in Rubira Parish. Continue reading →