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The greenish gyration helped america execute nutrient security, but present we request to look astatine nutritional security, for which mushroom cultivation is some promising and key, said S.V. Suresh, Vice-Chancellor, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (UAS-B), successful his inaugural code of the UAS-B’s archetypal ever India Mushroom Summit - 2025, kicked disconnected successful the metropolis connected Monday.
The summit, being held successful collaboration with Milkyway Technologies Limited, Dr. Kurades and Agro Products, Poland, volition bring unneurotic scientists moving connected mushrooms from crossed the world.
“Mushrooms are genuinely a occurrence crop, affluent successful protein, vitamins, and minerals, and tin adjacent beryllium grown from cultivation waste. Mushroom farming is not lone an eco-friendly and low-input activity, but it besides provides precocious economical returns, particularly for tiny and marginal farmers. It requires minimal land, little water, and tin beryllium practised passim the year, making it a profitable task adjacent successful constricted spaces,” Mr. Suresh said.
Sangam Kurade, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dr. Kurades, said that adjacent though mushroom cultivation is simply a promising venture, the existing marketplace successful India was precise constricted compared to China and different countries.
“We request to popularise this merchandise and widen the market. Mushrooms are 1 of the fastest increasing vegetables. There is simply a batch of scope for the merchandise successful a state similar India with a ample vegetarian user base,” helium said. “At this Summit, we volition deliberate connected policies and concern partnerships that tin fortify this sector, creating jobs, improving ungraded health, reducing chemic dependence, and contributing to sustainability and economical development,” helium said.
Anurag Saxena, CEO, Milkyway Technologies Limited, Daniel Dajewski, CEO, Agro Products, Poland, and others were present.
