Olawale Olaniyan Oct 14, 2017 10:04
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| Hello, Thanks for this well elaborated proposal which focuses on transforming agricultural waste to money. I particularly like your idea of trying a hypothesis on farmer-labourers contract. It will be good to let these groups of people decide on which arrangement is much better for them. Your own role could be facilitation of this key process. Meanwhile, it will be great to read the benefits of your proposed practice in terms of its mitigation and adaptation potential. Best of luck! Olawale |
Akanksha Ahuja Nov 4, 2017 04:22
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| Proposal contributor Hi Mr.Olawale Olanyan, |
Navya Kapahi Nov 4, 2017 03:36
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| Hello It is a nice idea to use agricultural waste for a nutritional and therapeutic food and that too by employing and empowering the women and other sensitive sections. If you could tell --What is the time required to grow one cycle of oyster mushroom -- it's seems the market in India is captured by button mushrooms. Would you like to create awareness among urban people .. where the space restriction is always there but at least they start consuming it. |
Meena Kapahi Nov 4, 2017 04:53
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| Proposal contributor Hi Navya Thanks for these encouraging words regarding the proposal. Oyster mushroom cultivation employs very easy, cheap and faster cultivation method; the first oyster mushroom is available in approx. 30 -40 days. The main advantages with the oyster mushrooms is that in just one month (approx.), the food to be consumed is ready. We can harvest at least three cycles of mushrooms. No doubt, Indian market is captured by button mushrooms; awareness about oyster mushrooms is being created in urban areas also - academic institutes/schools/corporate world, etc. It does not require large areas, can be grown utilising vertical space. Awareness workshops are being organised with distribution of free seeds to encourage domestic cultivation. It can be grown with ligninocellulosic wastes - paper/empty egg trays/cardbord boxes etc.etc. - - in containers like empty & sterilised bottles/boxes/baskets/polybags - easily available in urban homes. The waste left after harvesting can be used as manure. Eventually, waste is converted to food with no waste at all! Thanks for showing interest ! If you have any more queries, please let me know. |
Nitin Kapahi Nov 5, 2017 11:00
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| Hi Its a nice idea to convert wheat/paddy straw into oyster mushrooms beaming with loads of nutrients and good health. The technique is simple and faster. The idea of mapping farmers to labourers, if implemented, can be very sucessful! Inspite of the advantages that the process of oyster cultivation offers - its not a popular technique in India. What could have been the obstacles and how would you deal with that? |
Meena Kapahi Nov 5, 2017 12:19
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| Proposal contributor Hi Thanks for appreciating the idea. Yes, it has lot advantages. Apart from the nutritional and therapeutic properties, it has lost of entrepreneurial and employment generation opportunities. In an awareness survey conducted by us (available at - http://www.lamk.fi/tapahtumat/smart-cities-in-smart-regions/Documents/Lamk_smart_cities_2016%20FINAL.pdf (pg 126 to 137)), only 4% of the sampled population was growing mushrooms at the domestic level. No one (0%) included mushrooms on daily basis in he diet and similarly no body was aware of their nutritional properties. Hence, there is a limited awareness among people the general public regarding their benefits. Mushrooms are not considered a vegetarian diet. Therefore, oyster mushrooms are not a preferred diet option. Oyster mushroom has iron content and an excellent source of Vitamin B1, B2, B3, Vitamin C and D, Protein, Calcium, Zinc, Magnesium, Potassium, Phosphorus and Folic Acid. They are a low calorie option and has anti-cancerous properties and reduce blood pressure and heart diseases. There is an immediate requirement to make people aware about this food, the simple technique, its nutrient contents, therapeutic properties and the dishes which can be made. We are targeting the problem from all angles; creating awareness, conducting workshops in urban and rural areas to motivate and train people to cultivate oyster mushrooms and cook them as well! People shall be also be trained to cultivate oyster mushrooms at home using domestic waste like tea and coffee, paper, cardboard etc. and simple containers easily available at home. In the business model suggested, it is being treated as a cash crop and involves providing technical and financial support to the participants through the contracts between farmers and labourers as suggested. Win - win situation for both! |
Meena Kapahi Nov 5, 2017 02:03
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| Proposal contributor I would like to add here is that its not a new practice but we are trying to popularise the same by creating awareness and proposing a new business model to use the agro-waste at the place where it is being generated! Thanks Meena
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Sanjana Malhotra Nov 5, 2017 08:57
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| Hi Akanksha, What are the environmental factors that support oyster mushroom cultivation? Can it be grown throughout the year? All the best. Sanjana |
Shalini Rajput Nov 6, 2017 07:00
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Hello, It’s a great idea as it includes bioconversion of paddy through low cost technology…. Moreover it is providing employment to women and landless farmers..!!!!!!! Oyster mushroom is the second largest commercially produced and important edible mushroom in the world market after Agaricus mushrooms……. I really appreciate your work as you would be facing lots of problem and the great problem is awareness about this proposal.. !!!!:: Hat’s off to you ::!!!! Wish You Good Luck…
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Meena Kapahi Nov 6, 2017 01:32
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| Proposal contributor Hi Sanjana Thanks for showing interest in oyster mushroom cultivation. It does not require complicated conditions; the technology is simple and can be implemented at home using various varieties of wastes as discussed in the above comments. Oyster mushroom can be cultivated at the temperature range of 20 - 30 C; and the humidity levels of 55-70%. The bags/container and substrate have to be sterilised before growing. It can be grown during the months of March/April & September/October (when there is optimum temperature supporting) in a year and during summers also by supplying the extra moisture/humidity.
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Akanksha Ahuja Nov 6, 2017 06:22
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| Proposal contributor It's easy to cultivate and I'll explain the math to justify the calculations of GHG emissions. |
Akanksha Ahuja Nov 7, 2017 05:24
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| Proposal contributor Infact, you can see the news today “Delhi has become a gas chamber. Every year this happens during this part of year. We have to find a soln to crop burning in adjoining states,” Kejriwal tweeted today. The last time the air quality was ‘severe’ was on October 20, a day after Diwali, reported news agency PTI. Since then, pollution has been at ‘very poor’ levels." |
Shalini Rajput Nov 7, 2017 10:21
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| Hii, I completely agree to Akansha as Delhi is one of the polluted city and their are day to day severe cases due to pollution...... Atlaest 20 flights were either delayed or affected after foggy condition prompted Delhi airport authorities to close the runway......
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Neeru Malick Nov 9, 2017 01:43
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| Hi Meena, It seems a practical solution to the problem of smog which the entire NCR is facing these days. We need to initiate an implement such techniques as early as possible. Keep up the good work.
Neeru |
Neeru Malick Nov 9, 2017 01:43
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| Hi Meena, It seems a practical solution to the problem of smog which the entire NCR is facing these days. We need to initiate an implement such techniques as early as possible. Keep up the good work.
Neeru |
Meena Kapahi Nov 9, 2017 01:00
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| Proposal contributor Hi Neeru Thanks .. Everyone is worried about and is being affected by the smog these days - we need simple , technologically and financially feasible solutions with multiple benefits these days !! https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/delhi-smog-air-quality-likely-to-get-worse-today/articleshow/61568222.cms http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/punjab-cm-urges-pm-to-intervene-to-tackle-crop-residue-burning-2434441.html https://thewire.in/189798/crop-residue-burning-punjab-haryana/ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhis-poor-bear-the-brunt-of-deadly-smog/article20009629.ece https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/delhi-turns-into-hitlers-gas-chamber-heres-what-smog-does-to-your-body/articleshow/61558015.cms https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/as-toxic-smog-suffocates-delhi-schools-shut-decision-on-odd-even-today-10-points-1773052 |
Akanksha Ahuja Nov 10, 2017 04:01
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| Proposal contributor PM 2.5 is particulate matter about 30 times finer than a human hair. The particles can be inhaled deep into the lungs, causing heart attacks, strokes, lung cancer and respiratory diseases. #DelhiSmog |
Akanksha Ahuja Nov 10, 2017 04:56
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| Proposal contributor Extensive #smog over #Pakistan and #India - extending hundreds of miles, looks more like a #weather system forming! #DelhiSmog #AirPollution @@David_P_Moore -@NCEOscience research scientist, based @uniofleicester, using satellite remote sensing to study the land/atmosphere around us |
Akanksha Ahuja Nov 10, 2017 04:10
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| Proposal contributor This is the air purifier at work. Hazardous level. 5 is highest. Red is danger zone. And this is inside office! #DeathByBreath #DelhiSmog @Zakka_JacobNov 7 -Deputy Executive Editor, CNN-News18
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Akanksha Ahuja Nov 10, 2017 05:44
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| Proposal contributor We Told You So! It’s Not Diwali, Delhi’s Smog Comes From Stubble Burning #DelhiSmog https://swarajyamag.com/ideas/we-told-you-so-its-not-diwali-delhis-smog-comes-from-stubble-burning … via @swarajyamag "Now, the important thing to remember is that it is still the beginning of winter and that Deepavali (also known as Diwali) is long gone. It has been almost three weeks since the end of the festivities, there are no reports of fireworks being burst in the National Capital Region (NCR), yet the pollution persists. Cold air, is heavier than warm air, and due to the extremely low temperatures, cold air tends to be sandwiched between the ground and a layer of warmer air. Further, due to the presence of moisture in the air, pollutants are trapped in this layer of cold air and thus the thick smog. But where do the pollutants come from? They can’t have stayed there for three weeks post the celebrations, assuming that crackers did add pollutants even after a ban on their sale in the National Capital Region! The culprit here is the same as last time - burning of crop stubble in Punjab." |
Akanksha Ahuja Nov 10, 2017 05:50
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| Proposal contributor "The effects of crop stubble being burnt have been well documented, with a survey pegging that approximately 84 per cent of people in the NCT face various health issues due to the smoke emanating from paddy stubble being burnt in Punjab and Haryana. How do we solve the problem of paddy stubble being burnt? One, find out why the paddy stubble is still being burnt. Identify the reasons why farmers still prefer to burn the stubble rather than transporting them to a power plant. Two, make it more economical for farmers to transport the stubble. This can be done by opening more facilities to dispose of them, improving connectivity, and reducing overheads through minor subsidies or incentives. Three, penalise farmers who burn the stubble. The Amarinder Singh government in Punjab needs to take this seriously as a bulk of the crop stubble being burnt is from Punjab. Four, rope in the private sector to set up more power plants to dispose of the crop stubble. A privately owned entity will certainly put in more effort to collect crop stubble as a raw material than a government body." |
Akanksha Ahuja Nov 10, 2017 05:46
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| Proposal contributor Our proposal is implementing multiple UN SDGs. |
Akanksha Ahuja Nov 18, 2017 05:29
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Akanksha Ahuja Nov 18, 2017 05:40
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| Proposal contributor The Happy Seeder is too expensive at Rs. 1.3 lac and is neither affordable nor an immediate solution to farmers who take loans on a yearly basis to produce crops. It's a great initiative but it's outreach is limited. |