Mushrooms are most important microbes used as a source of human food. They are a rich source of nutrition. While more than 2,000 species of microbes are edible, only about 2 dozen edible mushrooms have so far been artificially cultivated and only 5–6 have been commercially exploited the world over.

In India, only 3 mushroom types—white button mushroom, oyster mushroom and paddy straw mushroom —are being cultivated commercially.

You may check the following link, for information regarding oyster mashroom production and its cost of cultivation -
http://www.nabard.org/modelbankprojects/modelbankprojects.asp

For information, training and course related to mushrum please contact to following -
Mushrum Developement Project,
College of Agriculture,
Shivajinagar,
Pune.
Phone - 020- 25537033.

[Above information is based on recommendations from National Agriculture Research System. The Effectiveness of the recommendations varies from place to place with changes in natural resource and climate. Farmers are advised to use the information on their own responsibility. KVK Baramati shall not be responsible for any consequences.]