Priti Bhandari
Almora, Uttarakhand
Mushroom Farmer, Owner of Himgiri Mushrooms
Priti started to work when her family conditions were not too good and in order to support her family, she started to work on mushrooms in 2014. In 2018 she started a cooperative society named Himgiri Natural Cooperative society in which 150-200 women are connected. They together grow mushroom and manufacture products like Pickle, salt, masala, etc. She also gives training to women under the NRLM project to cultivate mushroom and find a source of self-employment.
