By Express News Service
BERHAMPUR: In a bid to reinforce revenue of the agricultural populace, the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) has determined to arrange 503 mushroom farms throughout Ganjam. Women beneath numerous self-help teams shall be engaged within the venture and every SHG paid an help of Rs 1 lakh moreover being imparted requisite coaching.
DRDA venture director Shinde Dattatreya Bhausaheb mentioned the initiative is supposed to make households autonomous in villages.
Since 80 per cent of the district’s inhabitants relies on agriculture, availability of paddy straw, the principle uncooked materials for mushroom farming, is considerable within the villages.
DRDA will execute the venture in affiliation with Odisha Livelihood Mission and has deliberate to interact the SHGs in mushroom cultivation.
Since mushroom will be grown for 10 months in a yr, its farming has the potential to make individuals self-employed.
Shinde mentioned the ladies SHGs will handle the mushroom farms and every group shall be given a monetary help of Rs 1 lakh.
The SHGs should bear solely 40 per cent of the associated fee and technical coaching to their members shall be imparted by Horticulture division.
