Pranjal Baruah
Pranjal Baruah is the general secretary of Mushroom Development Foundation (MDF), which he co-founded in 1996. MDF collaborates with institutes all over the world to make mushroom cultivation a sustainable source of livelihood for farmers, especially women, in states such as Assam, Meghalaya, and West Bengal, as well as outside India. Pranjal was awarded the Ashoka Fellowship in 2003 and, over the years, has won many national and international awards for his work.
Articles by Pranjal Baruah
July 12, 2022
Mushroom laddu? Assam’s women farmers have a recipe for success
Women farmers in rural Assam are using mushroom to make popular delicacies, such as larus and pithas, and selling them across livelihood fairs in India.
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