mushroom farming

Scientist Dr Dayaram played an instrumental role in increasing Bihar’s mushroom cultivation, helping train lakhs in the occupation and producing thousands of tonnes over decades.

Bihar homemaker Rekha Kumari turned entrepreneur with a successful mushroom business she started at home, selling laddoos, biscuits, pickles and more and earning lakhs from it.

Pune-based woman entrepreneur Lalita Khaire started Kokanraj to sell her homemade kokum sharbat. Today, her annual revenue is over Rs 2.5 crores.

Delhi-based Manish Yadav launched Shri Shyam Mushroom Farm during the COVID lockdown and earns lakhs through mushroom farming.

Leena’s Mushroom Farm, started by Kerala natives Jithu Thomas and his mother Leena Thomas, is reaping huge success within four years of incorporation.

Anirban and Polumi Nandy run Live Life Happily NGO, which as helped thousands of women across Siliguri earn more with mushroom farming, encouraging them to be financially independent

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

Mushroom farming expert Pushpa Jha from Darbhanga, Bihar invested only Rs 500 and started growing mushrooms in her own house using unique methods

Started by Harjinder Kaur in 1989, Punjab-based Randhawa Mushroom Farm cultivates 12 varieties of the fungi. Mandeep, Manjeet and Harpreet Singh now continue the thriving business.

Ashok Kumar Vashist from Haryana made the switch from traditional farming and has expanded his mushroom cultivation to make and sell a variety of products, including pickles, jams, sweets and more. He makes over 80 types of products from the fungi.