By:- Bharat Bhushan Garg

Roll No. 146/08

 To find out the problems/constraints in
rapid spread of mushroom farming
 To find market potential of mushroom

farming in INDIA
 To suggest ways for tackling these problems
 The mushroom growers from States like
Himachal Pradesh and Haryana was contacted
through the questionnaire
 For Primary data: The questionnaire was
prepared for mushroom farmers and
questionnaire consists of open-ended as well
as close ended questions
 For secondary data: The secondary research
will involve the information collection from
the various research article, websites of
agriculture universities
Target population:
 Sample element : Mushroom Farmer
 Sample Units : Himachal Pradesh,
Haryana
 Sample extent : H.P.: Solan (Chambaghat),
Haryana: Gurgaon
and Sonipat
 Sampling procedure : Judgmental sampling
 Sample size : 30
 Producing nutritious food at a profit, while
using materials that would otherwise be
considered “waste,” constitutes a valuable
service in the self-sustaining community we
might envision for the future.
 A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing

fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced

above ground on soil or on its food source
 Mushrooms do not contain chlorophyll and

depend on other plant material (the

“substrate”) for their food
 Choosing a growing medium
 Pasteurizing or sterilizing the medium
 Seeding the beds with spawn (material from
mature mushrooms grown on sterile media)
 Maintaining optimal temperature, moisture, and
other conditions for growth and the conditions
that favor fruiting (This is the most challenging
step.)
 Harvesting, packaging, and selling the
mushrooms.
 Cleaning the facility and beginning again.
 Marketing of mushrooms in India is not yet
organized
 India’s annual mushroom production is

negligible as compared to world production

 Per capita consumption of mushrooms in

India is hardly 5 g. as against over a kg. in

developed countries
 Presently, about 70,000 tonnes of fresh

mushroom is being produced in India as

against over 5 million tonnes world
production of mushroom annually
 Despite all the favorable conditions,
mushroom farming is not spreading fast
 Strength:

1. Climatic conditions congenial for mushroom production.

2. Abundant raw material, technical pace, cheap manpower,
enormous domestic market coupled with government support.
3. Strategic location.
Weaknesses:

1. Higher cost of finances, packing material, energy and

transportation.
2. Poor quality of raw materials, high value of plant and
machinery and heavy duties.
3. Operational restrictions of 100% EOU.
Opportunities:

1. Decline in production of mushrooms in other

countries, breaking down of international trade
barriers.
2. Well adapted modern technologies for production
and post harvest management.
3. Increasing awareness and liking for mushrooms in
domestic market (27,865 tonnes consumption in
1996-97).

Threats:
1. Fierce competition from China.
2. Demand shift towards fresh mushrooms.
3. GATT/URAA
The data was collected mainly from the mushroom farmers of Solan
(The Mushroom City of India) and nearby Delhi area i.e. Gurgaon and Sonepat
 l production of mushroom varies from .5 tonnes to 5 tonnes per acre depe
the quality of spawn and the environmental conditions.
aximum mushroom farmers are involved in this profession for more than 1 year an
umber of farmers is growing from past few years.
It can be clearly seen from above bar graph the production is
comparatively high in Solan as compared to Gurgaon and Sonipat,
the basic reason behind it is the environmental suitability for
mushroom in Hilly areas.
The profit margin for the farmers of Solan is low as compared to
farmers of Gurgaon and Sonepat because of the markets available
near these areas.
The price of Mushroom in Solan is comparatively low as compared
to Gurgaon and Solan due to availability of markets near these
areas
 
The problem of environment is frequently faced by farmers of the plain area havi
moderate to high temperature which includes areas of Haryana.
Frequently faced problem by farmers of Solan is transport which is not faced by far
from Gurgaon and Sonepat. It causes more problem due to shelf life of mushroom
The electricity tariffs are high in Gurgaon and Sonepat as compared to Solan
which cause problem for mushroom farmers of former who need electricity
for Air conditioners to maintain temperature and humidity.
Problem of infrastructure is faced more by farmers of Solan and emerged as one o
biggest problem for farmers. India is lacking in technology, refrigeration and stora
mushroom which is hindering its growth
ality of spawn predicts the quality of mushroom as they serve as seedlings for mush
wever spawn quality is not a big issue for mushroom farmers and they are able to
oduce good quality of spawn which results in quality mushrooms.
ting of mushroom in India is not upto that level that it needs to be. Mushroom grow
an are facing this difficulty while farmers of Gurgaon are not facing much problem
eting.
cation is the common problem for the farmers of all these areas, farmers do not kn
hnology and scientific methods of growing mushroom
 Mushroom is at its nascent stage in India and can
have large potential due to presence of favourable
climatic conditions in Hilly areas
 Farmers are uneducated and not much know about
technology and growing mushroom by traditional
methods
 There are some problems in Solan like transport,
infrastructure although quality mushrooms are
produced here
 Gurgaon like areas can be developed as Mushroom-
Hubs because of availability of transport and
infrastructure
 There is need for proper marketing and infrastructure
for the wide spread of mushroom farming
 The present growers must join hands to form co-operative
societies in order to share the technical information on day
to day growing and spawn production and in order to
control its prices.
 The costs of production should be maintained as low as
possible by utilizing the local agriculture residue.
 Mature and committed entrepreneurs should be
encouraged to become involved in the mushroom industry.
 The Indian Government sectors must take the initiative in
assisting in the marketing of fresh and processed
mushrooms for export by purchasing the crop from small
scale farmers.
 
 Know the deep insights and ground realities
of farming sector
 How to convince farmers for filling the

questionnaire
 Understanding the supply chain of mushroom

 How to analyze data using SPSS

 Various intricacies involved in mushroom

farming
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