IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC REVIEWS ON MUSHROOM CULTIVATION ALLEVIATING FARMERS LIVELIHOODS

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Dr. Aditya Lama, Dr. Avinash Varma and Mr. Pradeep Kumar Verma

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This paper presents a review analysis on impact assessment and various constraint faced by mushroom growers. Planning and preparation are required when starting a mushroom production business. Farmers are often encouraged to receive training before beginning mushroom growing. However, the training facilities and resources available are insufficient. Hence from the study, it is observed that mushroom cultivation is a women friendly profession. Mushroom cultivation is one agricultural activity in which women may contribute significantly without compromising their household responsibilities. This study also identifies significant constraints faced by mushroom growers, such as "distantly located markets," "lack of government support," "non availability of quality spawns," "risk involved due to its perishable nature," and "lack of proper marketing channels," as the most significant constraints responsible for the low rate of mushroom farming adoption. Moreover to accelerate mushroom production, state departments must enhance capacity among mushroom growers by distributing improved low-cost cultivation technologies to women producers and providing them with high-quality spawn. Hence, there is also a need for spawn production unit at a very door step of the mushroom growers while enhancing low cost indigenous technological knowledge on spawn production.

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