ICAR-IIHR celebrated National Mushroom Day on 23rd Dec 2021 at High school, NGO Peoples Trust situated in Sriramanahalli, Rajankunte, Bengaluru. The celebration was organized with 55 children. To create more awareness on role of mushroom in Agro waste management, 8th standard children were asked to prepare mushroom charts. All the children were actively participated and presented the role of mushrooms fungus in degradation of agricultural waste and giving back healthy protein rich food (mushroom) to the nature. Mushrooms are well known for their immunomodulating and anti-viral qualities. Mushroom lab at ICAR-IIHR has developed Mushroom porridge a nutritional recipe formulated by combining the goodness of an indigenous mushroom from North east with high protein content (40.34%) with Ragi floor and milk suitable for children. The beverage was given to the children for sensory evaluation and was well accepted
