INTERNATIONAL MUSHROOM FESTIVAL18, 19, 20 OCTOBER 2021, HARIDWAR, INDIA

Department of Horticulture & Food Processing, Uttarakhand

PROGRAMME DAY-1 18th October 2021

09:00 A.M. to 12:45 P.M.Registration and Inaugural Session

12:45 P.M. to 1:00 P.M. Break

Why to eat Mushroom: Divya Rawat

How to preserve nutritional value of Mushroom while cooking : Hrisha Verma

Technical Session – I: 01:15 PM - 06:00 PM Entrepreneurial success story of Mushroom production and value chain in Uttarakhand

Part – 1

Chairman: Dr. R. Meenakshi Sundaram, Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, UttarakhandCo-Chairman: Dr. B.L. Attri, Principal ScientistICAR- Directorate of Mushroom Research, Chambaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

Rapporteurs:1. Dr. Ratan Kumar, Joint Director, DHFP,

Uttarakhand2. Ms. Neha Verma , ADO (Horticulture), 3. Dr. Ankit Kumar, ADO (Horticulture) ,

1Scenario and prospects of mushroom cultivation in Uttarakhand

Dr. H. S. BawejaDirector, DHFP, Uttarakhand

2Mushroom cultivation for employment generation in rural areas

Mr. Manmohan Bhardwaj, Nature’s Bestow, Village-Naukragrant, Buggawala, Haridwar, Uttarakhand

3Mushroom cultivation possibilities in India: Processing, branding, and marketing: Gourmet mushrooms, medicinal mushrooms

Ms. Divya Rawat, Brand Ambassador MushroomUttarakhand

4 Prospects of mushroom cultivation in hilly areasMr. Sushant Uniyal, Entrepreneur, Village-Dadur Nail, Bagasudhar, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand

Part – II

Chairman: Dr. H. S. Baweja, Director, Department of Horticulture and Food Processing, UttarakhandCo-Chairman: Mr. Amrit Nagar, President, Uttarakhand Apple Federation

Rapporteurs:1. Dr. Brijesh Kumar, Deputy Director, Horticulture2. Dr. Surbhi Pandey, Coordinator, HMNEH3. Mr. Hemwati Nandan, ADO (Horticulture)

5Success story of mushroom city Solan, Himachal Pradesh

Dr. O.P. SharmaDirector, Extension Education (Retd.), Dr. YSPUHF Nauni, Solan Himachal Pradesh

6 Success story of Gavi FoodsMr. Vibhore and Mr. Gautam SajwanGavi Foods, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand

7 Establishing women SHG in mushroom industryMs. Kalpana BishtVillage-Dobri, Vikasnagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

8Exploring Possibilities between Uttarakhand & Japan in Agriculture Sector

Mr. Serizawa, Japan

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Success story of Nature’s GreenMr. Vibhore ChauhanNature’s Green, Village-Rohalki, Haridwar, Uttarakhand

10 Cultivation and marketing of Cordyceps militarisMs. Diksha DabralElinor Organics (Startup), Nehru Colony, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

11 Success story of Fusion FoodsMs. Sunita ChaudharyVillage-Khedajat, Narsan, Haridwar, Uttarakhand

12 Cultivation of medicinal and other mushroomsDr. Sachin ChauhanTagene centre, Village -Kotda Santor, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

13Role of research and extension for popularisingmushroom cultivation in Uttarakhand

Dr. K.P.S. KushwahaProfessorDepartment of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, GBPUAT, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India

Day 2: 19th October 2021

Technical Session – II: International Mushroom Scenario 09:15 AM - 11:30 PM

Chairman: Dr. Parvinder Kaushal, Vice ChancellorYSPUHF Nauni, Solan (HP) INDIACo-Chairman: Ms. Divya Rawat, Brand Ambassador Mushroom Uttarakhand

Rapporteurs:1. Dr. Suresh Ram, Deputy Director, Horticulture2. Dr. Priyanka Bhareti, ADO (Horticulture)3. Mr. Gagan Arora, Manager Marketing, PMFME

Why to eat Mushroom: Divya Rawat

14Tiger Milky Mushroom: Medicinal benefits and possibilities

Colonel Packdee TongColonel’s FarmStay, Thailand

15Agro Tourism Entrepreneurship: A success of Ganofarm- prominent leader in mushroomcultivation

Ms. Peggy ChangFounder, Ganofarm Group of Companies and Grusonn Wellness, Malaysia.

16 Current trends in mushroom research

Dr. Vikineswary Sabaratnam, Honorary Professor, Mushroom Research Centre University Malaya, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

Technical Session – III: Global mushroom emerging trends across the value chain 11:45 AM - 02:00 PM

Chairman: Dr. V. P. SharmaDirector, Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, Himachal PradeshCo-Chairman: Dr. Parminder Kaur BawejaProfessor, Dr. YSPUHF, Solan, Himachal Pradesh

Rapporteurs:1. Mr. Harish Chandra Tiwari , Joint Director,

Horticulture2. Dr. Shweta Nawani (SLPM-PMFME) 3. Ms. Hiresha Verma, Mushroom Lady

Han Agro Care, Ch harba, Vikasnagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

17 Mushroom automation in HollandMr. Patrick GijsbersAgricultural Equipment Manufacturer, The Netherland

18Development of new mushroom varieties on commercial level

Dr. AnonThaibiotech Mushrooms, Thailand

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Shiitake Production and Technology Mr. Inui Keita Nagano, Japan

20Value addition of mushroom for entrepreneur development

Dr. Rakesh Sharma, Associate ProfessorDept of FST, Dr YSPUHF, Nauni, Solan -Himachal Pradesh

21Potential of wild edibleMushrooms

T. N. Lakhanpal

22 Collection and marketing of cordyceps species. Dr Vijay Bhatt, Scientist, HRDI, UK

02:00 P.M. to 02:30 P.M. Break

Technical Session – IV: Low-cost technologies for mushroom cultivation 2:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Chairman: Mr. Alok GuptaPresident, Surabhi Foundation, DelhiCo-Chairman: Dr. J. C. Kaim, Additional Director, Horticulture and Food Processing, Uttarakhand

Rapporteurs:1. Dr. Suresh Ram, Deputy Director, Horticulture2. Dr. Neema Panwar, ADO (Horticulture)3. Mr. Deepak Prakash, ADO (Horticulture)

Why to eat Mushroom: Divya Rawat

23Growing mushroom at home a success story of tribal belt

Dr. Alka MittalDirector (HR) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Nelson Mandela RoadVasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070

24Low-cost mushroom cultivation options and economics

Prof. Virendra Kumar VijayNational Coordinator, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016

Round the year low-cost mushroom growing technologies

Mr. Kaushik DasguptaBiovida Agro Ventures Private limited804, Rainbow Apartments, Sec 43, Gurgaon - 122009 Haryana

25All weather oyster mushroom growing and value addition: A case study

Dr Mayank Rai, Prof & Head KVK, Dadri, GB Nagar, SVPUAT, Meerut

26Entrepreneurship development in value addition of Shiitake and other mushrooms

Mrs. Hiresha Verma , Mushroom Lady Han Agro Care, Charba, Vikasnagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

27 Action for Development Foundation Mr. Harpreet Singh and Mr. Arun Kumar Tyagi

Technical Session – V: Value addition for maximizing profit on mushroom04:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Chairman: Dr. Ajeet Karnatak, Vice- Chancellor, VCSG UUHF, Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand.Co-Chairman: Mr. Sanjay K. Srivastava, Director, Horticulture Mission

Rapporteurs:1. Dr. Sanjay Kamal, Coordinator, Mushroom2. Dr. Rohit Bisht, FPO3. Ms. Babita Bahuguna, ADO (Horticulture)

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Freeze drying of mushroom and its exportMr. M. M. Varshney

Flex Food Limited, Lal Tappar, Haridwar Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

29 Netherland model of mushroom cultivationMr. Naveen Patwal / Mr. Amit Sharma

Welkin Foods, Jhabrera, Roorkee, Uttarakhand

30Current Scenario of mushroom in India and World

Dr. V. P. Sharma ,

Director, Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, Himachal Pradesh

31Status of mushroom production in relation to world

Dr. Manjeet Singh

Director, Directorate of Mushroom Research (Retd.), Solan, Himachal Pradesh

32Sharing of farmer’s experiences & panel discussion

1. Mr. Budh Ram Thakur (Panel Chairman)2. Mr. Baldev Thakur, National Awardee3. Dr. Ratan Kumar, JD4. Mr. Amar Singh, DD5. Dr. Suresh Ram, DD6. Dr. B. S. Dilta, Professor7. Dr. O. P. Sharma , Professor (Retd.)8. Dr. Naresh Bhatia, Principal Farm Manager9. Dr. Sanjay Kamal, CMO (Retd.)10. Mr. Narendra Yadav , CHO, Haridwar11. Er. Naveen Patwal and Mr. Amit Sharma, Welkin

Foods12. Mr. Manmohan Bhardwaj, Nature’s Bestow 13. Ms. Divya Rawat, Brand Ambassador Mushroom

Uttarakhand14. Ms. Hiresha Verma , Mushroom Lady15. Dr. Rohit Bisht, FPO16. Mr. Jayant Verma, FPO17. Dr. Surbhi Pandey, Coordinator, HMNEH

Day 3: 20th October 2021

Technical Session-VI: Cultivation of mushroom

11:00 AM - 01:30 PM

Chairman: Dr. Ram Bilas Yadav, Additional Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Uttarakhand

Co-Chairman: Dr. C. L Jandaik

Professor and Head (Retd.), Dept. of Plant Pathology

Dr. YSPUHF, Solan, Himachal Pradesh

Rapporteurs:

1. Mr. Mahendra Pal, Deputy Director, Horticulture2. Dr. Rohit Bisht, FPO3. Ms. Bhawna Bhatwall, ADO (Horticulture)

33Effect of climatic and soil moisture conditions on mushroom productivity and related ecosystem services in pine stands facing climate change

Dr. Parminder Kaur Baweja

Professor Agrometeorology

Dr. YSPUHF, Solan, Himachal Pradesh

34 Cultivation of speciality mushroom

Dr. Savita Jandaik, Assistant Professor,

Department of Plant Pathology,

Dr. YSPUHF, Solan, Himachal Pradesh

Note : Please follow Covid-19 protocols during the event

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Important mushroom germplasm, application and domestication strategies

Dr. N. S. Atri , Professor,Head & Dean (Retd.)Deptt of BotanyPunjabi University, Patiala

36 Value added products of mushroomDr. B.L. Attri, Principal ScientistICAR- Directorate of Mushroom Research, Chambaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

37Harnessing mushroom potential for improving socio economic status of farmers’

Dr. Manica Tomar

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology

Dr. YSPUHF, Solan, Himachal Pradesh

38Cultivation of different varieties of mushroom in Uttarakhand

Dr. K. K. Mishra, Principal Scientist

VPKAS, Almora, Uttarakhand

39Future prospects of mushroom cultivation in India

Dr. Diwakar Bahukhandi, Principal Scientist,

Mycology (Ret.), ICAR, New Delhi

40Entrepreneurship development of farmers for doubling their income through mushroom farming

Dr. Rashmi Chaudhary,

Associate Professor,

Dr. YSPUHF, Solan, Himachal Pradesh

41Prospects of mushroom cultivation in Himachal Pradesh, India

Mr. Vikas Banal

Progressive Farmer of Mushroom

42Emerging trends in food processing industry in mushroom

Mr. M. P. Sharma

Global Senior Consultant

43 Economical cultivation of medicinal mushroomDr. N. S. K. Harsh, Retired Scientist-G & Head Forest Pathology Division

Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

44Nutraceutical properties and health benefits of mushroom

Dr. Swati Pal, Assistant Professor,

Bahra University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

45 Cultivation of different varieties of PleurotusDr. Anupam Barh, Scientist

ICAR- Directorate of Mushroom Research,Chambaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh

02:30 P.M. to 03:00 P.M.

Break

03:00 P.M. to 05:00 P.M.

Valedictory Session & Prize Distribution

Ganga Aarti & Cultural Programme 05:30 PM onwards

Govt. of Uttarakhand