The course intends to provide technical information on how Asian farmers and entrepreneurs may incorporate mushrooms into their systems either as additional enterprise or as a full-blown business. Mushroom production can play an important role in managing farm organic wastes when agricultural and food processing by-products are used as growing media for edible fungi. The spent substrate can then be composed and applied directly back to the soil as an organic fertilizer supplement.
The course aims to equip researchers, government officers, extension workers, trainers and entrepreneurial farmer leaders in the Asia-Pacific region with a working knowledge and share successful experiences on improved technologies of mushroom production. The training curriculum will primarily focus on the importance of eco-friendly resource recycling of agricultural wastes. Specifically, the training course shall serve as a venue for the sharing and exchange of information and success stories and experiences on enterprise development initiatives involving the promotion and adoption of improved technologies for sustainable commercial production of edible mushroom for Asian farmers and entrepreneurs.
The course is co-organized by SEARCA with the Food and Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific Region (FFTC), Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), and Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), with support from the Council of Agriculture (COA), Executive Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.
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TARI/COA, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; 21-27 November 2010
- Open to nationals of SEAMEO member countries who are researchers, government officers, and extension workers working on mushroom production.
- Affiliated with the government, nongovernment organization, or university conducting research in mushroom production, or an enterprise involved in mushroom production.
- Good English proficiency is required to allow full participation in course discussions.
The training grant will cover round-trip economy-class airfare, board and lodging, local transportation (in Taiwan), and insurance for the whole duration of the course.
Those interested may apply to SEARCA through its Knowledge Management Department - Training Unit until 31 July 2010. Applications must include the following:
- Accomplished application and nomination forms; and
- Curriculum vitae or résumé
Applications may be sent by e-mail attachment to Ms. Nova A. Ramos <nea@agri.searca.org>. Applications should state “Training Course on Edible Mushroom Production for Asian Farmers and Entrepreneurs” in the subject line. They may also be sent by fax to +63-49 536 2283. Please ensure that the signatures in the application and nomination forms are clear.
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Applications accepted for review: 8-31 July 2010
Notification of award: Mid-August 2010
Dr. Maria Celeste H. Cadiz
Manager
Knowledge Management Department
Tel. No.: (63-49) 536-2365 to 67, local 173
Fax: (63-49) 536-2283
E-mail: <mchc@agri.searca.org>
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Ms. Nova A. Ramos
Training Specialist
Tel. No.: (63-49) 536 2365 to 67, local 125
E-mail: <nea@agri.searca.org>
