Dinajpur achieves success in button mushroom cultivation using indigenous technology
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DINAJPUR, Feb 18, 2026 (BSS) – Birganj upazila of the district has achieved a
important milestone in agricultural innovation with the profitable
cultivation of button mushrooms using indigenous technology.
The breakthrough was made by a joint initiative of the Protina Research
Foundation and Bahari Agrotech. For the primary time in the nation, button
mushrooms have been efficiently produced from regionally ready seeds in a
pure cool setting, marking a serious step towards decreasing import
dependence.
The improvement was introduced by Masuda Islam, chairman of Protina Research
Foundation, at a press convention held on Wednesday afternoon at his farm in
Dakshin Nijpara village beneath Birganj upazila.
Speaking on the occasion, Masuda Islam stated the muse undertook laboratory-
based mostly initiatives to develop button mushroom seeds (spawn) using home
technology.
“We first centered on getting ready high quality mushroom seeds in our personal laboratory.
Later, we achieved success in small-scale button mushroom cultivation by
compost-based strategies,” she added.
She additionally described the assorted challenges and obstacles confronted throughout
totally different levels of analysis and manufacturing, emphasizing that the success
got here after overcoming important technical and environmental hurdles.
Professor Dr AK Obaidul Haque of the Food Technology and Nutrition Department
at Maulana Bhashani Science and Technology University highlighted the
dietary significance of mushrooms in the course of the press convention.
He acknowledged that each 100 grams of uncooked mushrooms accommodates roughly 2.75
grams of protein, 2.5 grams of carbohydrates (sugar), 0.5 grams of fats and
important quantities of vitamin B-complex and important minerals.
According to him, common consumption of mushrooms helps physique development,
strengthens immunity, and helps in illness prevention. Mushrooms play
efficient roles as anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, anti-hypertensive, and anti-
inflammatory meals, he added.
Engineer Md. Habibur Rahman, accomplice of Bahari Agrotech, stated that Bangladesh
imports button mushrooms and mushroom seeds yearly from international locations together with
India and Thailand, spending greater than Taka 100 crore.
He expressed optimism that home manufacturing using native uncooked supplies
may meet nationwide demand and create alternatives for export to
worldwide markets.
Several researchers and companions, together with Engineer Md. Fahim Rahman, Md.
Salauddin, Md. Mim Islam, Md. Jim Islam, and Akhter Kabir Kanon, have been current
on the convention.
The success in Birganj is being considered as a promising improvement for
Bangladesh’s agricultural sector, probably opening new avenues for
sustainable farming, dietary safety, and export earnings.