Over 100 farmers from various villages in Upper Subansiri district attended a two-day mushroom farming training session organised by the district’s Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha at the Singik Hall here.
Nakap Nalo, the Tourism Minister, complimented the BJP Kisan Morcha for holding training sessions for the district’s prospering farmers. To enhance revenue and self-sufficiency, he also recommended all of the participating farmers to employ modern mushroom cultivation methods and techniques, as well as other traditional farming activities.
Dr. RC Shekywar, assistant professor of College of Horticulture and Forestry, Pasighat, also attended the training session as the resource person’s head.
Mushroom cultivation is one of the most significant agribusinesses in the world. It is also very profitable as it can be started with a low investment and small space. Mushroom cultivation is an up and coming source of alternative income for many agripreneurs in India. The US, China, Italy and the Netherlands are the top producers of mushrooms in the world and Uttar Pradesh, Tripura and Kerala are the top mushroom growing states in India.
There has been a significant shift toward commercial mushroom cultivation in recent years, as many working professionals and young people have turned to mushroom farming as a potential alternative source of income. For growers and agripreneurs, mushroom farming has proven to be a lucrative source of revenue. The number of first-time agripreneurs launching a commercial mushroom cultivation operation, as well as expanding customer demand, has increased in mushroom farming.
While the most obvious use of mushrooms is seen in the culinary industry, processed foods, FMCG, and households, mushrooms are also gaining popularity in the pharmaceutical industry. Thus expanding the scope of sales for the people who are cultivating mushrooms on a commercial level. Some mushrooms are fortified with rare minerals and the medicinal qualities of certain mushroom varieties can be sold at high prices.