A practical guide to growing mushrooms in IndiaA joint educational initiative by MushroomWale & DMR Solan
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A joint educational initiative by

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Curriculum catalogue

Course outlines, with their maturity visible.

Every current course is a mapped editorial outline awaiting named external technical and assessment review. It remains readable, but is not presented as a finished course.

Curriculum outline · external review pending

Mushroom Farming Foundations

The main beginner course: biology, cultivated species, crop systems, hygiene, harvest, business reality and species fit.

Level
1 · Foundation
Outline
9 mapped units
Language
English body · Hindi title/summary only
Curriculum outline · external review pending

Button Mushroom Grower

An 18-module journey from Button fundamentals through compost, spawning, casing, cropping, climate, health and basic economics.

Level
2 · Grower
Outline
18 mapped units
Language
English body · Hindi title/summary only
Curriculum outline · external review pending

Commercial Button Mushroom Operator

Applied operator curriculum for room loading, transitions, room mapping, records and corrective decisions.

Level
3 · Operator
Outline
4 mapped units
Language
English body
Curriculum outline · external review pending

Compost Operator

A rigorous Phase I and Phase II specialization covering materials, water, biology, aeration, ammonia, sampling, quality and batch records.

Level
3 · Operator
Outline
18 mapped units
Language
English body · Hindi title/summary only
Curriculum outline · external review pending

Oyster Mushroom Grower

Species selection, substrate, bag process, fruiting environment, harvest, problems and business context.

Level
2 · Grower
Outline
5 mapped units
Language
English body
Curriculum outline · external review pending

Milky Mushroom Grower

Warm-climate context, substrate, spawn run, casing, fruiting, light and harvest using Milky-specific logic.

Level
2 · Grower
Outline
4 mapped units
Language
English body
Curriculum outline · external review pending

Paddy Straw Mushroom Grower

A species-specific warm-climate path through straw preparation, spawning, fruiting and harvest.

Level
2 · Grower
Outline
3 mapped units
Language
English body
Curriculum outline · external review pending

Shiitake Foundations

Separate learning paths for log cultivation and synthetic block cultivation.

Level
2 · Grower
Outline
3 mapped units
Language
English body
Curriculum outline · external review pending

Mushroom Crop Health

Observation, pattern, differential diagnosis, evidence, biosecurity and regulatory chemical caution.

Level
3 · Operator
Outline
4 mapped units
Language
English body · Hindi title/summary only
Curriculum outline · external review pending

Controlled Environment & Climate

Temperature, moisture, gases, airflow, sensors, controls and equipment-safety awareness.

Level
3 · Operator
Outline
5 mapped units
Language
English body
Curriculum outline · external review pending

Mushroom Farming Business Fundamentals

Revenue, cost, CAPEX, OPEX, working capital, market validation, break-even, cash flow and risk.

Level
2 · Grower
Outline
4 mapped units
Language
English body · Hindi title/summary only
Curriculum outline · external review pending

Commercial Project Planning

Integrated species, market, capacity, infrastructure, economics, finance, risk and implementation decisions.

Level
4 · Advanced Technical
Outline
5 mapped units
Language
English body
Curriculum outline · external review pending

Mushroom Project Government & Bank Readiness

Scheme, eligibility, cost norm, assistance, application, sanction, DPR, bank and disbursement distinctions.

Level
3 · Operator
Outline
4 mapped units
Language
English body · Hindi title/summary only