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Punjab CM seeks budgetary support for scheme on cultivation of mushrooms
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Friday, 19 February, 2016, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, New Delhi
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fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d In a bid to promote mushroom cultivation across the state in a big way, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal recently asked the Planning department to include the scheme of mushroom cultivation in the next Annual Plan to provide budgetary support for its development.
A decision to this effect was taken keeping in view the high medicinal and nutritional value of mushroom besides being environment-friendly. Mushroom cultivation would go a long way in giving impetus to the farm diversification while enhancing the profitability of the farmers enormously.
The state will also start an advertising campaign to promote usage of mushroom by highlighting the nutritional and medicinal value of mushrooms apart from a campaign to promote mushroom cultivation by showcasing the success stories of the farmers.
Badal hoped that the success stories of renowned mushroom growers from the state would prove to be a milestone in motivating the young farmers to adopt mushroom cultivation as an allied agricultural activity to further improve their economic position besides making an enormous contribution towards state agriculture growth.
Additional chief secretary (development) and financial commissioner cooperation will take up the issue, of advancing loans to the mushroom growers at the prevailing rate of interest applicable on agricultural loans, with the NABARD and state level bankers’ committee. Badal directed the financial commissioner to ensure minimum support price (MSP) of mushroom at Rs 70 per kg besides providing marketing support to the mushroom growers through Markfed.
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