Nobody would have ever thought that an assistant professor teaching in college can also excel in agriculture. But Sonia Dahiya of Sonepat district of Haryana made it possible. Sonia has intensive knowledge of biotechnology and teaches in a government college. However, when the whole country came to a standstill during the Korona period. He took a separate decision and started cultivating mushrooms.
Sonia was inspired to do something new during the lockdown. He started collecting information about mushroom cultivation from the Internet. While doing research, he 'Dr. Started a form called 'Dahiya Mushroom Farm'. Initially many people expressed doubts. “How will you handle government jobs and farming together?” He asked that question. But Sonia made it possible and proved that both responsibilities could be successfully fulfilled by determination.
Although farming was not traditional, Sonia directly invested Rs 1000. 40 lakhs This would have been a big risk for anyone, but his knowledge and scientific approach of biotechnology made his path easier. Today his form is equipped with state -of -the -art technology. By controlling air, temperature and humidity, they cultivate button mushrooms, which do not depend on any season.
10 tonnes of mushrooms and millions of profits every month
Today, their farm produces mushrooms up to 10 tonnes every month, which makes them profit of millions. Not only this, they have made them financially self -sufficient by providing employment to many women of the village. Sonia's initiative has inspired many women. Sonia Dahiya showed that government job is not everything. He has also achieved success in agriculture while continuing his teaching profession. Today he is not only a professor, but an entrepreneur and inspiration.
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