Constraints and factor promoting production of white button Mushroom (Agaricusbisporus) in Punjab
International Journal of Development Research
Constraints and factor promoting production of white button Mushroom (Agaricusbisporus) in Punjab
Received 11th September, 2023; Received in revised form 16th October, 2023; Accepted 20th November, 2023; Published online 23rd December, 2023
Copyright©2023, Karamvir Singh and Dr. Sunish Sharma. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The present study entitled “An Economic analysis of mushroom cultivation in Punjab” was conducted in Dehriwal and Tarsikka blocks of Amritsar district. The present study was planned to examine the cost-return structure of white button mushroom in Punjab. A total of 80 mushroom growers were interviewed randomly from Dehriwal and Tarsikka. Mushroom growers were divided into three categories on the basis of bed area spawned i.e., small (26), medium (40) and large (14) mushroom growers. The regression analysis inferred that factors augmenting value productivity of mushroom were age, area, experience and training received by mushroom growers. Various production and marketing problems faced by the mushroom growers were evaluated which were ranked by the farmers as major and minor problems.The study concluded that major problem faced by mushroom growers was low market price (61.93%) and disease infection (52.07%).
