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Success Story: People working in the city often think that if only! It would have been better to earn money by doing farming in the village. Well, most of the people keep thinking these thoughts and at the same time, some people fulfill this thought in real life and earn a lot. We are talking about two brothers from Agra who started earning Rs 1 lakh every month by mushroom cultivation. These brothers together produce 1600 kg of mushrooms every day. The quality of these mushrooms is so good that its demand is not only in Agra or UP but also in many cities. Both the brothers started their business with full dedication and by taking care of some special things in mushroom cultivation, they have earned a profit of about Rs 7 crore every year. Know how its success story has been.
Two brothers from Agra together started mushroom farming in the village. He starts this farming slowly. They do not have any training or any previous farming experience. There is only one belief in his mind that he will earn good income from this farming and will provide good quality mushrooms to the people. These days, when everyone thinks of doing a 9 to 5 job, these two brothers decided to leave their jobs.
When Covid knocked in the year 2019, Rishabh left his job in Dubai and came back to India. His brother Ayush Gupta had completed his BBA from University of London. When he came to know that Rishabh was coming back to India, he also decided to support his brother. In the year 2021, he first cultivated cucumber but gradually he realized that he could earn more profit from mushroom cultivation.
16000 kg mushroom grown
Both of them built 12 modern cold chambers on their land for mushroom cultivation in the year 2022. In these chambers he maintained a temperature of 13 degrees so that mushroom cultivation could be done properly. While farming, he paid full attention to growing good quality mushrooms so that the demand for mushrooms increases among the people. He started growing 16,000 kg of mushrooms every day on 3,000 beds in each chamber.
Self prepared compost for farming
For this farming, he made compost from wheat and paddy straw. It is grown on racks in a controlled environment, and is ready in about 1 month. These brothers prepared their own compost so that the quality of the mushrooms was better. Completed each step by mixing wheat straw, chicken droppings and gypsum. The entire cycle from compost making to mushroom preparation and plucking was completed in 1 month. Top quality mushrooms started growing on all the beds.
After this he started preparations to sell it in the market. At first he started selling it only in the shops around him at a low price but gradually he fixed its premium price and then started selling it in different cities also. He started selling fresh mushrooms directly to companies and wholesalers. There is no middleman in between, hence they started getting good prices and customers were also getting fresh mushrooms, due to which the demand for their mushrooms increased compared to other mushrooms.
Earning Rs 2 lakh every day
Both the brothers started this work with great enthusiasm without any farming training or education. Smart farming using their technology has today achieved a daily turnover of Rs 2.14 lakh and their annual profit has reached Rs 7 crore. To do this work, he took the biggest risk and that was to leave his job and do farming. Their next plan is even more brilliant. These two brothers are going to start canning by packing the mushrooms in boxes and will also make mushroom seeds themselves. This will not only increase their business manifold, but will also make Agra a big hub of modern mushroom farming in the entire country.
