KHYBER: A mushroom farm house set up by the agriculture department was opened here in late Aftab Alam Afridi Kalley, Shahkas, Jamrud district Khyber last day.
In this connection a gathering was organized that was attended by secretary to National Assembly committee for agriculture Waseem Gohar as chief guest, director agriculture, merged districts Murad Ali,director agriculture, Khyber Zia-ul- Islam Dawar, agriculture officer Abdul Qader Khan besides farmers and some notables.
Addressing on the occasion Waseem Gohar said that under the agriculture transformation plan in the merged district mushroom farming was initiated that would benefit the growers.
Jamrud has a favorable atmosphere for mushroom growing and for the last three years mushroom farming has increased, he added.
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Murad Ali said that besides mushroom, cultivation of saffron and other crops had been begun in Jamrud to get more profit on farming less land.
He maintained that eight hundred bags of mushrooms had been distributed among the farmers that would certainly change the economic condition of the local growers.
Earlier, the chief guest cut the ribbon to formally inaugurate the mushroom farm house and examined various sections of it.
