By Janet G Preethy | Project Leader
We recently held our second workshop to offer the 20 women farmers we have been working with ideas and techniques for supplementing their income with sustainable agricultural projects. At their request, his time we showed them how to grow mushrooms and distributed the straw, seeds, and plastic bags they would need to do so.
Mushrooms are easy to grow, without the backbreaking labor in the hot sun required for many crops, can be harvested in as little as 20 days, and they regrow quickly. We have already been in touch with local markets that will be happy to sell the harvested mushrooms and are hopeful that this new enterprise will be help the women recover from the pandemic and be able to earn a regular income.
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