A small farmer can take conveniently take 100 mushroom beds by utilizing the straw produces I in his field and will get Rs.2.20 for every one rupees invested. The operational cost and economics are briefed on Table 3 and 4.A model small mushroom production unit (300 sq.ft.) with the investment of Rs.25,000/- having 90 beds of paddy straw mushroom per month during summer and rainy season and 225 bags of oyster mushroom per 1.5 month during winter season, gives an estimated net income of Rs.4,500/pm (OUAT technical bulletin).
Economics of paddy straw mushroom production in
conventional method ( for 100 beds) Inputs | Materials | Quantity | Rate (Rs.) | Amount (Rs.) |
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Paddy straw bundles
| 1600 nos. | 1.50 | 2400.00 | Mushroom spawn
| 100 bottles | 15.00 | 1500.00 | Redgram+ rice bran powder etc
| 20 kg | 100.00 | 2000.00 | Fungicides 200g
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| 200.00 | Polyethylene 1600 sq.ft (life span2 cycles)
| 800 sq.ft. | 2.00 | 1600.00 |
Labour Cutting of paddy straw bundles, soaking and removal of
bundles, bed preparation, watering, plucking and packing
| 10 MDAYS | 250.00 | 2500.00 | Total cost of Production
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| 10200.00 | Average Yield 1.5 kg/bed
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| 150.00 kg | Gross return @ Rs.150/kg
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| 22500.00 | Net return
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| 12300.00 | B:C ratio
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| 2:20 |
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