ITANAGAR, Sep 10: Oti Sitang Eko was awarded with the Progressive Mushroom Grower Award by the ICAR Directorate of Solan, Himachal Pradesh on September 10 at the National Mushroom Mela 2017, held in ICAR-DMR, Solan.
She received the award from former MP Suresh Sandil during the award function for mushroom growers of five states, namely Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Punjab and Haryana.
Eko is a progressive mushroom grower from East Siang district. She has been promoting mushroom production and consumption in remote villages of the state through the Siang Mushroom Growers Association.
