"Mushroom Villages" Offer Employment to Women in Rural Kashmir

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March 27, 2011

The at-home cultivation of mushrooms in Kashmir is helping to raise the financial status of women in this male dominated part of the world. Mushrooms: Delicious and empowering. Who knew?

(Source: foodnewsjournal.com)

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