Vol. 7, Issue 6 (2019)
Oyster mushroom production: A women friendly profession for income generation
Author(s): RK Roshan, Nongallei Pebam and PP Wani
Abstract: Wild mushroom collected from the jungles are one of the favourite food for the tribes of Churachandpur district, Manipur, India, since time immemorial. Very few people of the district, have knowledge about cultivated mushroom. Oyster Mushroom cultivation can be considered as an alternative source of income to uplift the living standards of poor farmers and also to add high quality protein in their daily diets to eradicate malnutrition problems. Oyster mushroom can easily be grown by the rural women with minimum efforts. Training and Demonstration were imparted from 2011-12 to 2013-14 by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Churachandpur under ICAR Research Centre for NEH Region, Manipur Centre, India. The Program focused on poor farm women. Training program included cultivation techniques, substrates preparation, sterilization technique, marketing of fresh product, preservation, etc. A total of 50 farm women from five villages in three blocks namely Churachandpur, Lalva and Tuibong of Churachandpur district, Manipur were selected for training. The knowledge level on cultivation method, food and nutritional value, economics of cultivation, profitability, etc. increased many folds after training. Among the participants the Conversant with the edibility of cultivated mushroom increases to 98% from 8%. About 46% of trainees developed their skills in mushroom cultivation. While, 75% felt that mushroom cultivation is a profitable business and could be selected as an alternative business. 88.10% increase in productivity was observed after training. Mushroom growers were increased from one to nine after the training and the new growers earned an average of Rs.30880.00 in addition to their conventional activities per annum. The training and demonstration program was very much successful in disseminating the knowledge of mushroom cultivation among the community which may contribute towards the overall development of the rural society.
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RK Roshan, Nongallei Pebam, PP Wani. Oyster mushroom production: A women friendly profession for income generation. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(6):164-167.
