For effective use of agro-technologies in cultivating edible and protein-rich mushrooms, and popularising it among masses, city-based entrepreneur and proprietor of the Mushroom Development Foundation (MDF), Guwahati, Pranjal Baruah, was today felicitated by the North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST), Jorhat. Baruah has been popularising mushroom cultivation among the marginal farmers of Sonapur, Makum, Khonoma (Nagaland) and Arunachal Pradesh. With a production of 100 kg mushroom per day and 2,000 kg of spawn per month, the foundation has been instrumental in generating employment for over 1,500 farmers in four States of the North-east by providing them technical back-up, planting material and marketing support. Besides, 300 persons are being provided with the spawn and marketing support. Till date, over 2 lakh people in India, Bangladesh and Bhutan have been benefited by the training provided by the MDF. Baruah was felicitated for