• G. Sethumadhava Rao
• Joe Joe L Bovas
• Million Kebreab
• Abraham Habtemicheal T
• Teame Gebremariam N

‘Mushroom’ refers to the fruit body of saprophytic fungi which are rich in protein, minerals and vitamin-B complex. The current generation demands food that is low in calories, carbohydrates and fats and preferably high in vegetable proteins. If such a product also contains amount of vitamins and minerals and has a characteristic taste, it will be able to meet a growing demand, provided it is regularly available. Keeping the food security in mind, developing countries are cultivating mushrooms to meet the hunger of many people. In Eritrea, mushroom production is one of the budding industries to fetch economic revenues as well as providing nutritious food. Establishing this project and chosen the ones that can easily be cultivated in rural areas by using available agricultural wastes and with affordable technology. It is, therefore, the right time to start a ‘unit on mushroom cultivation’ in the campus of Hamelmalo Agricultural College, Eritrea with the objectives of transferring the technology to the rural farmers of the zoba; to create awareness with regard to the importance of mushrooms as food and to reuse different agricultural wastages as a substrate.

Mushrooms; Bioconversion; Bio-efficiency; Mushroom Cultivation; Eritrea

"MUSHROOM CULTIVATION: A BIOCONVERSION TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN HAMELMALO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, ERITREA ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.112-119, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808656.pdf

"MUSHROOM CULTIVATION: A BIOCONVERSION TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN HAMELMALO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, ERITREA ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp112-119, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808656.pdf