National Mushroom Festival start at Islamabad …… By.Asghar Ali Mubarak The National Mushroom Festival 2019 held at Islamabad.The host ZTBL and Agri Tourism Development Corporation of Pakistan organised this mega festival to connecting peoples of Pakistan through Food, Farms & education arranging one day National Mushroom Festival Pakistan 2019 jointly with ZTBL.The sunday activity will be “WILD MUSHROOMS HUNTING TOUR MURREE” , on Sunday 31 march 2019 and first day activity”CULTIVATION AND COOKING WORKSHOP on saturday 30 march 2019. Venue :- ZTBL Staff College Orchard Scheme Islamabad.The aims and objectives of the festival is to organize mushroom festival and educate the consumer of mushroom and to promote the awareness about mushroom’s health benefits.In list all problems face by mushroom growing industry and struggle for solutions and go for value additions of mushrooms. The Mushroom festival provides an excellent opportunity to participants raise awareness about practical growing technology of mushroom domestic and commercial level. Its become a bridge between mushroom eater lovers and mushroom growers.The mushrooms cooking recipes show with outdoor design kitchen . In this regards a Mushroom Master Cooking Contest 6- A commercial mushroom growing farm also present at the ZTBL Farm Orchard Scheme, Old Margalla Town Road, Islamabad.On 30th March 2019 a programme titled Mushroom cultivation practical session,Mushroom Cooking , Mushroom stall expo while on 31st March 2019 a full day activity Mushrooms especially Morchella (Ghucchhi) Moral mushrooms hunting from GhorraGalli Resource persons from Agriculture University Faisalabad ,ZTBL ,Agri Tourism Development Corporation of Pakistan ,Agri. Education Pakistan.The c losing session of the festival will be start with the Recitation of the Holy Qurran from(01.00pm to 01.05 pm) the introduction of event will be from (01.05 pm to 01.10 pm) the participants view about workshop (01.10 pm to 01.20 pm) the comments of chief guest (01.20 pm to 01.30 pm) the festival Certificate distribution will be from(01.30 pm to 01.45 pm amongst the participants.The focal Person Mr.Muhammad Kashif Horticulture subject specialist Chief Organizer ,Mr.Junaid Hafeez Assisant Manger operation ZTBL Festival Ambassadorr.Akhlaq Khan Kakar,Mr.Mohammad Adnan owner Organic Grow mushroom company,Mr.Muhammad Safeer chairman Agri Education Pakistan,Mr.Tauqir Sadiq and Sohail SaQi Community Kitchen Gardeners Islamabad Mr. Navid Anwaar Rana owner of the Mr. Mushrooms and Mr.Haider Awan (SAVIOUR) are the prominent participants in the Mushrooms Festival.