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HEDO is being practiced mushroom cultivation for more
than ten years. It’s good self-employment for alternative income.
Mostly it was practicing by development group members as small scale
business. In this business the group members can repay the lone
that they got for their personal needs. It’s a good project because
they can borrow money from their fund and repay well. They borrow
money for- Houses development, their children’s School needs, Medicinal
needs and so on. Because of mushroom project being increased their
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| The project is good but it’s not easy to produce the growing kit
without enough labor and suitable equipments. Because of this reason
it’s not easy to practice, whose is having children or who are the
women doesn’t have mush assistance from the husband or family members
to startup period. Another problem is the market. In mushroom cultivation
we can’t get a same harvest all the day. It is very changeable.
Therefore it’s difficult to keep the market well. |
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One a HEDO member went to India, as a volunteer of FK exchange
program. In India He was being asked by the host partner to write
an article about the Mushroom.
When he was searching the information about Mushroom He understood
the value of the Mushroom production. He understood the solution
for above problem. After he comes back, HEDO started an industrial
level mushroom production in a regular manner.
One group is producing the Mushroom growing kit and distributes
among Development groups members to cultivate and get harvest. It’s
a good alternative income generation activity.
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It was an easy way for members to cultivate mushroom as a self
employment Most of women are being practiced mushroom cultivation
for better income. Then the harvest was so high therefore HEDO started
to collection center of the harvest at one place and distribute
it for the market.
In Sri Lanka HEDO can supply fresh mushroom for any occasion. Being
consumed this brand can also helped to eradicate poverty in Sri
Lanka.
Mushroom cultivation on this system is attractive self employment
for busy house wives.
The cultivators are being increased gradually. HEDO introduce a
new product to market by the surplus.
It’s a pickle. The pickle has packed in a bottle safely. It can
keep a long period without spoiling. The risk of mushroom cultivators
is becoming lower. Therefore they can full filled, their needs by
using their fund and refund well.
It helps to protect sustainability of the Self Empowering Fund.
(SEF)
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