Findings and Interpretations
Demographic Profile of the Respondents
A summary of findings on mushroom cultivators’ profile along three variables: gender, age and
level of education have been presented in Table 1. It has been found that the majority of the
investors are male (70%) while 30% of the investors are female. It may be attributed to the fact
that as a source of income, men in this area are getting more attracted to mushroom cultivation
than their counterpart. The table shows a high concentration of investors belong to the age
category 20-30 years, which may be explained by the fact that this age level inculcate skill and
talent in any productive effort and motivate to take any creative challenges towards new things
which can be helpful for building career. Respondents of age group 40-50 years have mentionable
percentage of 30%. Furthermore, the table presents that in terms of level of education, 50%
mushroom cultivators are illiterate and only 30% have secondary level of education. Thus, the
findings of the study indicate that mushroom cultivation is still limited to the people having poor
academic background. The study also reveals that for 40% of the