Mushroom cultivation and processing of agricultural products

1. Mushroom Cultivation and Processing of
agricultural products
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2. Introduction
In future the ever-increasing population,
depleting agricultural land, changes in
environment, water shortage, and need for
quality food products at competitive rates are
going to be the important issues. To meet these
challenges and provide food and nutritional
security to our people, it is important to diversify
our agriculture and Mushroom is a great option to
get out of this difficult situation.

3. Mushrooms
Though classified as vegetables in the
food world, are not technically plants.
They belong to the fungi kingdom and
although they are not vegetables,
mushrooms provide several important
nutrients.

5. Mushroom Farming In India
Mushroom farming is one of the most profitable
agri-business that you can start with a low
investment and less space. Mushroom farming in
India is growing gradually as an alternative source
of income for many people.
Worldwide, US, China, Italy and Netherlands are
the top producers of mushrooms. In India, Uttar
Pradesh is the leading producer of mushrooms
followed by Tripura and Kerala.

6. Mushroom Cultivation in India
• In India, a marginal farmer and small manufacturing units produce Fifty
percent of mushroom and the remaining mushroom produce by
industrial institutions.
• There are two types of mushroom growers in India, seasonal
farmers produce in small scale.
• While commercial mushroom framer who takes production continue
entire year in large scale.
• Mostly both develop white button mushroom to your domestic market
and export.
• The seasonal button mushroom growers are restricted to temperate
regions like Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, and Kashmir, hilly areas of Uttar
Pradesh, hilly areas in Tamil Nadu and North Eastern areas where
farmers take 2-3 plants of button mushrooms at a year

7. Mushroom Cultivation in India
• To commercial mushroom farming, required heavy
expenditure on the building infrastructure, purchase
of machinery and equipment, raw materials, labor,
and energy.
• It is very important for a mushroom grower to
undergo a practically oriented training programme.
• Also, our Indian government promoting mushroom
cultivation hence they give subsidy under a different
scheme like national horticulture board, Ministry of
food processing, APEDA

8. Factors have to be Considered to become successful
in commercial mushroom production business :
• The mushroom farm should be closer to the house of the farmer for
successful Participation and monitoring purpose
• Availability of lots of water in the farm
• Easy accessibility to raw materials at competitive prices in the region
• Simple access to labor at more affordable prices.
• Availability of power at competitive prices, as electricity is a significant input
in mushroom cultivation
• The farm should be from industrial pollutants such as chemical fumes,
• There should be provision for sewage disposal
• There should be provision for future growth in the farm.

9. Why mushrooms?
• Mushroom cultivation business is as a great solution.
• Social value
• Economical value
• Nutritional value
• Medical value

10. Social values
•Reduce poverty and starvation.
•Increase job opportunities to all people regardless
gender and physical disabilities.
•Relatively easy to start business for small-scale
growers.
•Sustainability; agriculture and forestry.
•Environmentally friendly
•Sophisticated cultivation system can allow a year-
around harvesting
•That creates regular income through a year

11. • Mushroom cultivation is not a labor intensive farming.
• Therefore, people with physical disabilities, women and elder people
are capable to take the task.
• Feasible work opportunities for weak or chronically ill people.
• Not all farmers need to take
all 10 steps.
• You can divide rolls
between private sector and
public sector.
• Farmer can focus on only
step:8-10.
10 steps about mushroom cultivation
1.Choose a type of mushroom
2.Gathering substrate materials for the
mushroom
3.Mixing all materials
4.Bagging the substrate into cultivation bags or
bottles
5.Sterilizing bags
6.Inoculation
7.Culturing stage
8.Growing stage
9.Harvesting
10.Packing and delivery

12. Economic Value
•Contribute to local economy through stable food
supply, nutrition and medicine.
•As a generator of employment, wage, business
chances (for small farmers) through local,
regional and international trading.
•Can provide business opportunities for
mushroom processing entrepreneurs.
•Potential of international mushroom market is
huge.

13. Reasons More Farms Should Grow Mushrooms
•1. Creating Food from Waste
•2. Filling the Downtime
•3. Provide Missing Nutrients
•4. Improving Animal Feed
•5. Building Soil
•6. Supporting Crops and Cutting Fertilizer

14. Challenges in Mushroom Growing
•Lack of skills on mushroom production
•Spawn is expensive and quality not
guaranteed
•Lack of awareness of benefits of mushroom
•Traditional beliefs of some communities

15. PROCESSING OF
AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS