1Assistant Professor, Department Of Commerce, Providence College For Women, Coonoor, Tamil Nadu The Nilgiris
2R, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, LRG Govt. Arts College for Women, Tirupur, Tamil Nadu
Online published on 2 September, 2019.
Mushroom holds a very important place because of its importance and advantages. They are a good source of high quality proteins and are rich in vitamins and minerals. They have medicinal properties. The objective of the study is to assess the farmers level of awareness towards mushroom cultivation, post-harvest practices and on the marketing practices. Primary data were used in the present study. Four hundred and fifty (450) sample households were randomly selected and information was collected on the awareness of mushroom cultivators through a pre-scheduled questionnaire. Weighted arithmetic mean, Likert's Summated scales and Percentage analysis were the statistical tools used. The study concluded that majority i.e. 83.78 per cent of the respondents were influenced by their friends and relatives to take part in mushroom cultivation and (40.00 per cent) of the mushroom growers has exhibited very high degree of awareness towards the mushroom harvesting. The study suggested that the mushroom cultivators need to improve their awareness levels on the nutritional, medicinal values of different kind of mushroom and crop management practices.
