Mushroom Cultivation Boom: IIT Kharagpur Helps Create Tea, Flour, Pickles from Mushrooms

• Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal leads in mushroom cultivation, with rural women trained by the government.
• CADC collaborates with IIT Kharagpur to develop value-added mushroom products like tea, flour, and pickles.
• Mushrooms are highly nutritious, rich in vitamins, minerals, choline, and antioxidants, beneficial for health.
• Processing mushrooms into various products extends shelf life and ensures year-round availability and better marketing.
• The initiative aims to empower women economically by increasing profitability and market reach for mushroom cultivators.

Why It Matters: IIT Kharagpur and CADC are transforming mushroom cultivation in Purba Medinipur, empowering women through value-added products.