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Tips to Earn Profit From Mushroom Farming: Mushroom producing farmers can now increase their earnings manifold by making value-added products instead of earning limited profits by just selling raw mushrooms. Processed products like soups, bakery items and health supplements not only remain safe for a longer period, but also fetch 3 to 4 times higher prices in the market.
Shahjahanpur : Farmers cultivate mushrooms during the winter season. According to experts, farmers can earn good income in less time from mushroom cultivation, but while cultivating mushrooms, farmers face a big problem of selling their produce at the right price. Because due to the sudden increase in arrival, farmers are able to get low prices and farmers cannot keep the mushrooms for long, in such a situation, if the farmers want to earn more profit from mushrooms, then instead of selling the mushrooms directly in the market, they can increase their earnings by preparing and selling their products.
Prem Shankar Gangwar, director of Sarvodaya Kisan Producer Company and a progressive farmer, said that farming is no longer limited to only traditional crops, but has taken the form of a smart business. Now farmers are also cultivating mushrooms and they are also motivating the farmers associated with them to cultivate mushrooms. Farmers cultivating mushrooms can earn many times more profits by making products from their produce instead of selling it directly in the market.
How to do value addition in mushroom?
Often the short shelf life of mushrooms is a matter of concern for farmers, but if farmers make powder and pickles of mushrooms and sell them, not only will their crops be saved from getting spoiled, but their income will also double. There is a huge demand for mushroom pickle in the market, which is better for both taste and health. This ‘value addition’ can prove to be a milestone in changing the economic condition of farmers.
What’s the problem with fresh mushrooms?
To earn more income from mushrooms, farmers should do value addition. After cleaning and drying the mushrooms, grinding them and making pickles with powder or spices is a very easy process. Its biggest advantage is that while fresh mushrooms spoil in 1-2 days, these products remain safe for months. With this, farmers are saved from the compulsion of selling their crops at throwaway prices.
You will get 4 times profit
In terms of earning, the price of its processed products is 3 to 4 times higher in the market than that of one kilogram of fresh mushroom. The powder is now used in soups, bakery and health supplements. This method directly turns farming into a profitable business.
