In nature, like other fungi, mushrooms are also decomposers, essential to recycle organic wastes and therefore essential part of ecosystem. in commercial mushroom growing, we decompose straw and other byproducts of agriculture and let mushrooms grow over it under controlled climate. We are thus helping nature do its job.
From hobby club, to side business of a farmer, medium sized mushroom farm producing one to two tons a day to very big farms exporting canned, freeze-dried and frozen mushrooms to US and Europe. Mushroom growing is being taken at all levels. This is ideal for rural youth.
From hobby club, to side business of a farmer, medium sized mushroom farm producing one to two tons a day to very big farms exporting canned, freeze-dried and frozen mushrooms to US and Europe. Mushroom growing is being taken at all levels. This is ideal for rural youth.
"M" stand for mushroom and for money. Only if logistics are right and required skill is developed to produce selective compost and to stimulate growth. Perishable nature of the crop makes the grower to pick, pack and send to market or processing unit in time.
Land requirement is not much as mushrooms are grown in tiers and barren land can be used.
Mushrooms, also referred as" The Perfect Food" are nature’s gift to human beings. In a country like ours, with a large part of economically weak populations, we must encourage mushroom growing and therefore eating of this rich source of digestible proteins to counter malnutrition. The food of future are mushrooms (fungi) and spirulina (algae).These super foods are the most exciting nutritional discoveries on earth.
Extensive mushroom cultivation can open vistas of employment opportunities in rural areas as exampled in China and Indonesia.
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