Rishabh and Ayush Gupta A3R Mushroom farms in January 2021. At the time, the 2 Agra brothers planned on growing organic English Cucumbers. However, they started exploring mushroom cultivation soon after as they didn’t want to be limited to traditional farming methods. Their hard work and innovative spirits paid off and now they earn around ₹2 lakhs from farming button mushrooms. Here is how they managed to accomplish this feat through many trials and tribulations.
2 Agra Brothers Earn ₹2 Lakh Daily By Farming Mushrooms
Initially, Rishabh and Ayush’s family lived in Delhi. Rishabh worked in a bank in Dubai and Ayush was a student. Things changed when the pandemic hit. Rishabh had to come back home and his family moved from Delhi to Shamsabad where they owned three acres of land.
Farming had always allured Rishabh and he decided to give it a try. Ayush, too, decided to help his brother out and put his BBA degree from London to good use. They established a cold chamber for growing mushrooms which allows for year-round yield.
This method is not very common in India. As per the brothers cited in the recent article by Farms Daily, this approach allowed for minimal risk of contamination while also ensuring a daily income.
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1,600 Kilogrammes Of Mushrooms Harvested On The Daily
By using these unconventional methods, the brothers manage to harvest around 1,600 kilogrammes of mushrooms per day. 1,300 kg of it is ‘A’ grade mushroom and the rest is ‘B’ grade. The ‘B’ grade mushrooms are those that don’t necessarily have a uniform shape and are used in canning.
The prices of these mushrooms are contingent on the season. They can range anywhere between ₹90 per kg to ₹180 per kg. On average though, they sell at ₹134 per kg which means that their daily income is more than ₹2 lakhs.
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Cover Image Credits: Gupta Organic Farms and A3R Mushroom Farm/Facebook
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