In Indian agriculture industry, mushroom farming has emerged as a lucrative business. Here are stories of five agriprenuers who quit their conventional jobs to grow mushrooms.
In Indian agriculture industry, mushroom farming has emerged as a lucrative business. Here are stories of five agriprenuers who quit their conventional jobs to grow mushrooms.
Jithu Thomas first started growing mushrooms as a hobby. Today, it has led him to start a mushroom farm with his mother Leena that is reaping huge profits.
Ayush and Rishabh Gupta from Agra were studying abroad when the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted their lives. The duo decided to come back home and started A3R Mushroom Farms and Gupta Organic Farms, growing 40 tonnes of organic mushrooms every month.
Haryana-based Vikas Verma gave up his higher studies to establish Vedanta Mushroom Pvt. Ltd. to make healthy drinks, papad, pickle and biscuits from mushrooms.