400+

Women trained

4

Districts across UP

100%

Buyback guarantee

0

Upfront cost to farmers

Our mission

Every mushroom here tells a story of resilience, transformation, and the quiet power of a woman who decided to change her life.

Mushroomology operates in the hinterlands of Uttar Pradesh — Kadipur, Sultanpur, Ambedkar Nagar, and Dostpur. We don’t just teach women to grow mushrooms. We teach them to own their outcomes. Free training. Free kits. A guaranteed market for everything they grow.

Samaaya Malik

Founder, Mushroomology

Our community

Meet the women
behind the mission

Champion

Renu

Dostpur, UP

Champion

Archana Verma

Ajeetpur Banki

Champion

Dilauti

Champion

Deepa

How it works

From training to income
a complete support system

01

Free training & kits

Women receive hands-on workshop training and our in-house mushroom growing kits at zero cost. No financial barrier to entry.

02

On-ground mentorship

Our field team supports every woman through the growing cycle — answering questions, solving problems, and building confidence.

03

Guaranteed buyback

We buy 100% of their yield. No middlemen. Direct payment. The women know before they plant that their work will be rewarded.

Read the full programme Including how we process and sell the mushrooms

The influence of Mushroomology extends beyond mushroom cultivation

notably transforming villages like Kadipur, where over 400 women have embraced mushroom farming as a livelihood.

Our impact

Sustainable change happens at the community level. When one woman earns an independent income, her family changes. Her daughters see a different future. Her neighbours ask questions. That ripple is what we're building.

Kadipur, Sultanpur

How Neelam turned a growing kit into a thriving home business

Before Mushroomology, Neelam had never earned her own income. Today she trains other women in her village.

Ambedkar Nagar

From volunteer to Champion — the promotion that changes everything

Top performers become Champions — peer mentors who carry the programme into new villages and communities.

This mission runs on
people who believe in it.

Whether you’re a grant body, an NGO partner, a CSR team, collaborators, distributors or simply someone who wants to see this work continue — there’s a place for you here.