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LIVELIHOOD AND BUSINESS PROSPECTS OF MUSHROOM CULTIVATION IN NIMAPARA BLOCK OF ODISHA

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Title LIVELIHOOD AND BUSINESS PROSPECTS OF MUSHROOM CULTIVATION IN NIMAPARA BLOCK OF ODISHA
 
Creator Dash, Shradhanjali
 
Contributor Mohapatra, S.
 
Subject LIVELIHOOD, BUSINESS PROSPECTS, MUSHROOM CULTIVATION, NIMAPARA, ODISHA
 
Description Today, man is more health conscious and with resources becoming limited, he has left no stone unturned to derive the best from nature. Mushrooms provide the natural way to good health and in a place like Odisha in India, which is a hotspot of biodiversity; there is no dearth of such fungi. With the indigenous culture and knowledge, the natives identify the edible ones by traditional methods.
The decreasing trend of arable land and increasing food demand necessitates food production which not only augments the deficits but is also nutritious and easily available. Mushroom along with other microbial biomass like yeast, algae and single cell protein (SCP) are often referred to as alternative sources of food. Microbial biomass has been used for human consumption since time immemorial either directly as human food like mushroom or indirectly like brewers' and baker's yeast, curd, yoghurt etc. Another group of microbial biomass called single cell protein (SCP) obtained from bacteria, fungi and algae are also used as supplements to human food and animal feed only after processing of microorganisms. In this context, production of mushroom and single cell protein is gaining momentum as one of the fastest growing biotechnological industries with multi-million dollar annual trade. However, mushroom cultivation is unique as it is the most efficient and economically viable biotechnology process for the conversion of lignocelluloses waste materials into high quality protein food.
This study was conducted in Puri district of Odisha. 55 farm women were purposefully selected who were exposed with training and demonstration of mushroom cultivation. The data is collected with the help of structured schedule developed on the basic of objectives. The collected data were statistically processed. The study reveals that the most important promoting factor for mushroom enterprises is simple, which farm women can handle easily. The farm women faced much constraint in non availability of spawn in locality and least problem in mushroom treated as non-veg item. Mushroom growing is an occupation requiring patience, intelligent observation and a skill that can be developed only through expertise, training and intelligent experience. But it is an important occupation which can become livelihood for the rural people. In a rural area, where majority of women are unemployed can grow mushroom within their home to earn a livelihood.
 
Date 2017-01-19T16:31:46Z
2017-01-19T16:31:46Z
2015
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/97188
 
Language en
 
Relation Th;4323