In an inspiring success story, a husband-wife duo in Balipara village near Patacharkuchi is prospering through oyster mushroom cultivation and earning handsome profits. It is indeed a good augury for the State.
Dipika Das, a graduate, and her husband Kuldip Medhi started the mushroom farm in their home in 2017 with limited money and infrastructure. However, both of them have now become role models for others in so far as self-employment is concerned. The hard-working couple learned the technique of mushroom cultivation, and now they have started selling their produce even across an international border. They informed this correspondent that the demand for mushrooms is high in the market due to increasing health consciousness among people. Besides selling mushrooms in the local market, they have now entered the international market by selling their produce in neighboring Bhutan.
It is pertinent to mention that the couple had undergone a series of short-term training sessions on mushroom cultivation at KVK, Barpeta. Dr. Kuldeep Talukdar, subject matter specialist in plant protection, and Dr. Arup Kumar Deka, chief of KVK, Barpeta, have given the couple technical support from time to time during their entrepreneurial journey. Dipika also underwent a month's training at the Assam Agricultural University. Kuldip also received training on adding value to their produce. Besides caring for the mushrooms, he also works on the marketing of their produce.
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