Extension

ICAR-DMR, Solan has a separate extension wing housed separately in a TTC Building. Main activities of this section are to conduct various training programmes on mushrooms, mushroom mela, exhibitions, on farm trials, replies to the queries received on all facets of mushroom cultivation etc.  

Organising  sponsored & in-house training programmes

During the last decade, the Directorate on Mushroom Research has organized various types of training programmes on mushroom cultivation to cater the training needs of farmers, unemployed youths, entrepreneurs, SMS at  the campus & out side the campus.

Holding National Mushroom Mela

The  mushroom mela  was started in the year 1997.  It was started on experimental level but now it has been recoganised by farming community. On seeing the response of farmers/mushroom growers, the ICAR-DMR has considered it as a regular extension activity and it has taken shape of national  mushroom mela as it is being attended by the participants of adjacent states like Pb, Haryana, U.P., Delhi, Raj., Guj., Bihar, Maha., M.P., Orrisa etc.

Participation in national level exhibitions

In order to create awareness about mushroom cultivation and to motivate rural & urban masses to  take up mushroom cultivation, DMR puts up stall in the exhibitions, trade fairs, kisan melas of national, state and regional importance.