The guest lecture for Mushroom Grower_B1 under the project of Accenture 11, Shillong Centre, was conducted together with field exposure at Lad Sharai, Ri Bhoi District on the 24th February 2021 in Mushroom farmhouse which belongs to Mr Tom Nongrum. This Programme has been arranged and monitored by Sir Saibok Khriam and Mrs Pyndaplin Lyngdoh Nongkynrih.

The session starts with a welcoming speech by Mrs Pyndaplin Lyngdoh Nongkynrih - Mushroom grower, Trainer, which she welcomes Mr Tom Nongrum and all trainees, followed with the briefing of the content that which will take place on the day, after this, it was hand over to Mr Tom Nongrum for a short session with them.

He opens up his speech by introducing himself and also about his business- the purpose of choosing this mushroom cultivation, the challenges and benefits on his business. He continued the session by explaining how to cultivate Oyster mushrooms at a very low investment and average money return with a hundred per cent of work dedicated to it. He also explained in brief about the process of mushroom cultivation, the package of (storing of paddy straw, cutting of straw, preparation of the substrate, steaming/ boiling of straw, bagging, spawning, and planting of mushroom). He then followed with the demonstration session which startup with the using of the electrical straw cutter, steaming process, preparation of substrate and followed with the cultivation of mushrooms. Lastly, he allowed the trainees to participate in a self-learning session (practical) in which guidance has been done by him.

In conclusion, of the session, I would say that all trainees have learnt a lot through this long session with him, in which they had added up more knowledge to them through this session. It has been helpful to them and they express their inner gratitude towards this field exposure and the lecture from Mr Tom Nongrum, who is an entrepreneur who starts up his business of mushroom cultivation from a small scale but after years of experience and returns income that he can expand his mushroom house.