Saran's Mushroom Hub: 700 Quintals Daily, Crores in Earnings, 50 Jobs Created

• Saran district hosts Bihar's largest mushroom production center, employing over 50 people.
• The center, located in Shitalpur, Dighwara block, Chhapra district, produces 700 quintals of mushrooms daily.
• Mushrooms are supplied across Bihar, and to Odisha, Bengal, and Nepal due to high demand.
• Farmer Nagendra Kumar Sahni started with a ₹2 lakh investment in 2016 and now operates a ₹10 crore facility with multiple farms.
• The District Horticulture Department offers assistance and training for farmers interested in mushroom cultivation.