Archive · 6 Jan 2026
Farmer Achieves Self-Reliance Through Mushroom Cultivation
Binay Pathak, a farmer from Assam, has started growing mushrooms at his home.
He makes 12 to 15 kg of mushrooms every day.
He learned how to grow mushrooms from a trainer and uses special bags to grow them.
The mushrooms are sold in different parts of his district.
He says that growing mushrooms is easy and does not need much money to start.
People are now eating more mushrooms because they are healthy.
Binay Pathak is a good example for others who want to start their own business.
Binay Pathak, a farmer from Khalihamari, Bajali district, has started mushroom cultivation as a self-reliant business venture.
He produces 12-15 kg of mushrooms daily and has planted spawn in around 900 cylinders.
The investment required to start mushroom cultivation is approximately Rs 30,000.
Pathak sells his mushrooms at Rs 150 per kg wholesale and Rs 200 per kg retail, with high demand in the market.
He sources mushroom spawn from West Bengal and cultivates milky and oyster mushroom varieties suitable for Assam's climate.
- Who
- Binay Pathak, a farmer from Khalihamari, Bajali district
- What
- Mushroom cultivation as a self-reliant business venture
- When
- Recently started, with daily production ongoing
- Where
- Khalihamari, Bamunkuchi, Bajali district, Assam
- Why
- To achieve self-sufficiency and inspire others with a low-investment, high-nutritional-value farming practice
- Farmer's Name
- Binay Pathak
- Location
- Khalihamari, Bamunkuchi, Bajali district
- Daily Production
- 12-15 kg of mushrooms
- Investment Required
- Rs 30,000
- Mushroom Varieties
- Milky and oyster mushrooms
- Selling Price (Wholesale)
- Rs 150 per kg
- Selling Price (Retail)
- Rs 200 per kg
- Spawn Source
- West Bengal