Mushroom Sister Radhika Devi: From Financial Hardship to Entrepreneurial Success with Government Scheme

• Radhika Devi, from Afaur village, Nagra block, overcame unemployment and financial distress after her husband, a small farmer, struggled to find income.
• She joined Jeevika, received mushroom production training, and now produces and sells mushrooms, supporting her family and training other unemployed women.
• Radhika Devi uses an innovative, low-cost method for mushroom production, utilizing wood and bamboo structures, which maximizes income.
• She creates various mushroom products like pickles, biscuits, and powder, and even prepares her own oyster mushroom spawn, focusing on organic methods.
• Her reputation for quality mushrooms extends across the district, with doctors, teachers, and lawyers pre-booking her produce directly from her home.

Why It Matters: Radhika Devi transformed her family's fate through mushroom farming, empowered by Jeevika and a government scheme.