MUSHROOM TRAINING AND RESOURCE CENTRE

802, Kabale,
Tel: [phone] (Uganda),
Website: [email protected]

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The @AAINOnline SIYEP Project at MTRC continues to equip young women with practical skills for business and employment.With Mr. Akandida Emmanuel, they explored financial literacy, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding, pricing, business proposal writing, market-driven skilling

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Young women under the @AAINOnline SIYEP Project at MTRC are gaining practical digital skills to grow their businesses. Mr. Ronnie Tumushabe of KTC Computers covered email, websites, social media marketing, online income, content creation & AI for business.

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MTRC is proud to host the first cohort of young women under the @AAINOnline SIYEP Project. They are being introduced to the project’s purpose, expectations, skills and opportunities. We thank AAIN for investing in young women’s skills, and economic empowerment. 💪🏽

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Honoured to host Mr. Johnbosco Mweru from @UNCDF for a due diligence visit at MTRC under the START Facility, implemented with @psfuganda and @UDB_Official . We showcased our work in mushroom production, value addition, skills development, and agribusiness incubation.

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On 23 July 2026, MTRC welcomed Ms Judith Amanya (@AFARD_UG ) and Ms Allena Musiimenta (@pkfugofficial ) for a visit to assess our progress and readiness to serve as an Anchor Incubator for the SIYEP Project under @AAINOnline . 🍄🌱

#MTRC #SIYEP #AAIN #AFARD #PKFUganda

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We were pleased to welcome Ing. Jozef Jankov, Director of the Municipal Forests of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, to MTRC during his holiday visit to Uganda. 🇺🇬🇸🇰

A pleasure to share our work in mushroom cultivation and sustainable resource use. 🍄🌱

#MTRC #Uganda #Slovakia

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We hosted the S6 class of St. Aloysius Girls S.S. Kitanga for a study tour at the Mushroom Training & Resource Centre.They explored the full mushroom value chain and learned hands-on oyster & button mushroom cultivation processes. Empowering the next generation in agribusiness.

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A young lady from Mbarara,Charity successfully completed a 5-day mushroom cultivation training at MTRC, Kabale (16–20 March 2026). She gained hands-on skills in production, disease control, and agribusiness—empowering young ladies like her to build sustainable livelihoods.

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In Feb 2026, MTRC hosted a team from Technical University of Zvolen, Slovakia under the Erasmus+ project. Led by Prof. Martin Pavlik, they checked experiments on spent substrate, wild mushroom domestication, and trained us on mushroom soup recipes.Two weeks of knowledge exchange.

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Honored to host AAIN CEO Prof. Alex Ariho at MTRC. He toured our training facilities, spawn lab, composting unit, solar driers, accommodation and grow rooms. Impressed by our community impact and readiness as one of the 25 SIYEP anchor incubators.

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A safe digital world is a human right — let’s unite to make it happen! #16DaysofActivism #NoExcuse #EndGBV #EndViolenceAgainstWomen @FondazioneAVSI @JMakohaOfficial @Mglsd_UG

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In partnership with TUZVO, Slovakia, MTRC has successfully domesticated wild mushrooms from Uganda & Slovakia. 80+ species colonized local substrates, nearly half fruiting. MTRC is shaping the future of mushroom cultivation—seriously, sustainably, and globally.

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MTRC trained the Rubuguri Women Healthy Concern Group on 27 Nov 2025 with support from BMCT. The 28 members learned grow-room management, pest control, and value addition. We recommended a solar dryer, improved infrastructure & mentorship to boost sustainable mushroom farming. 🍄

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MTRC proudly participated in Uganda’s 1st National Mushroom Trade Show (27–30 Nov, Mukono). The event brought together mushroom farmers nationwide. Supported by GIZ, we showcased production, training & value addition. Honored by visits from key leaders and partners. 🍄🌱

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🚀 Big breakthrough at MTRC! Our Button Mushroom Project is a success, moving us into the commercialisation phase using our automated pasteurisation chamber from the 🇳🇱 Netherlands.

🍄 Fresh button mushrooms now available.
📚 Training now open.
DM/call to order or register! 🌱

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🌿 MTRC was honored to join the 4th National Organic Week 2025 at Hotel Africana, organized by the National Organic Agricultural Movement of Uganda (NOGAMU) & sponsored by @AAINOnline.
We showcased our innovations & connected for a greener Africa! 🌍
#NOW2025 #NOGAMUat25 #AAIN

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We were honored to host a team from @AAINOnline led by Ms. Claire Kyasiimire & Mr. Gilbert Musinguzi.
We signed an MoU under the SIYEP Project, officially recognizing MTRC as an Anchor Incubator in the Kigezi Region.

Excited for what lies ahead! 🌱🤝

#MTRC #AAIN #SIYEP

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Day 3 of the TUZVO 🇸🇰 visit at MTRC 🍄
We inoculated the wild mushroom spawn and collected soil samples for a study comparing soils enriched with spent mushroom substrate vs. untreated soils. 🌱
A great step in our Erasmus+ research with TUZVO & Kabale University!

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Day 2 of the Erasmus+ collaboration at MTRC!🍄Morning: We drained local substrates (sorghum husks, coffee husks, banana stover & more) for mushroom domestication trials. 🌾
Midday: Mr. Martin Pavlik from TUZVO prepared delicious wild mushroom soup & shared his recipe! 🍲
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On Oct 11, 2025, we welcomed a team from Technical University of Zvolen (Slovakia) for a 3-day visit under the Erasmus+ project with @kabuniversity to research the domestication of wild mushrooms.

Together, we’re advancing sustainable mushroom cultivation & biodiversity.