course specifications
Course Purpose:
- Provides a good introduction to the subject with quick practical steps the farmer can use to start the process.
- Creates good foundation as a stepping stone to higher levels of the programme with longer duration.
Course Outcomes:
To equip farmers with:
To equip farmers with:
- Understanding the prospects of mushroom cultivation
- Learning methods for growing edible mushrooms
- Understanding culture maintenance, basic mushroom substrate preparation, composting, spawn generation techniques, inoculation methods, harvesting, and pests and pest management of mushrooms.
Course Duration:
- Half day - 8 am to 1 pm
Course Trainer: See company and personal profile attached.
Lead Consultant Mr Shame Peter Ngorosha
Lead Consultant Mr Shame Peter Ngorosha
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Course Methodology:
- Course notes provided.
- Trainer will guide participants through the notes.
- Self-reading is expected.
- Discussions, case study analysis, role plays, personal and group exercises.
- Q & A sessions.
Course Fee: P600 per participant. Includes tea-break and brunch and certificate of participation.
course outline
Module 1: INTRODUCTION
Objectives
By the end of this module, participants are expected to:
Objectives
By the end of this module, participants are expected to:
- Learning about the types and morphology of mushrooms
- Understanding spawn production techniques
- Identifying edible and poisonous mushrooms
- Learning about the potential of mushroom cultivation in small-scale industries
- Developing a business plan for mushroom cultivation
- Gaining skills and becoming employable
- Increasing farm household income and farm waste utilization.
- What is mushroom?
- What are the types of common mushrooms
- What kind of mushroom is the easiest for a beginner to grow?
- Do mushrooms have any nutritional benefits?
- What is a substrate?
- What kind of substrate should I use?
- How do I choose which mushroom to grow?
- How do I prepare the substrate?
- How much substrate should I put in the bag?
- Where can I buy spawn (seed)?
- How should I transport my spawn?
- How long can I keep my mushroom spawn before I use it?
- Where can I store my spawn?
- How much mushroom spawn will I need?
- Do mushrooms need to grow in the dark?
- Where can I grow my mushrooms?
- What equipment do I need?
- What can I grow my mushrooms in?
- What is a mushroom ‘log’?
- Will poisonous mushrooms infect the mushrooms I am growing
- What is colonising?
- Where can I store my bags while they are colonising?
- What is fruit?
- When will my mushrooms be ready to harvest?
- How much can I sell the mushrooms for?