Mushrooms are highly nutritious fruiting body of fungi. It is consumed by many people globally. Mushrooms are used in agriculture, food and other industries.
Mushroom cultivation is a good enterprise for small and marginal farmers. It generates employment and can improve socio- economic status of farmers by adding extra income. It has been Traditionally used for medicinal and culinary properties. Mushroom industry has strong foothold in agriculture advancement, environmental sustainability and rural development.
Production of mushrooms in india has gone up during recent year causing market problems. Food processing industry of India is yet to develop for fruits and vegetables. Another reason is lack of efforts to strengthen the market and marketing of product in order to increase consumption. Mushroom price decrease as a result of all farmers sending their produce at the same time. An oversupply of mushrooms from farm and lowered consumption brought down prices these days.
