Mushroom Culture as Entrepreneurship Development and Employment Security

Mushrooms stand as a remarkable resource, offering both medicinal properties and nutritional value. While Natu mushrooms are traditionally found in fields during the rainy season, advancements in cultivation techniques have enabled year-round production of high-quality mushrooms under controlled climatic conditions. This presents a significant opportunity for cultivating mushrooms at a low cost and fostering self-employment through the development of commercially viable products. Mushroom science has the potential to solve many problems such as quality food demand, environmental pollutions, unemployment and certain ecological issues in an amicable manner to a significant extent. This biological food is suitable for all age groups from child to aged people. Mushrooms have been recognized as valuable health food, wonderful drug and contain almost all essential components of balanced diet. The mushroom proteins comprise all essential amino acids mandatory for humans. This book, encapsulates the latest advancements in mushroom cultivation and utilization. It serves as a valuable resource, providing farmers, rural women, agricultural and horticultural extension personnel and students with essential technical information and illustrative images

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