The optimum humidity levels should be 85 to 90 per cent. The room should be well ventilated. Under these conditions, a mushroom harvest may be obtained within four weeks. Certain gypsy tribes make their living exclusively by making and selling palm leaf products. Over the years, the gypsies have adopted it as a profession and it is now emerging as an industry.
Gypsies usually stay near to towns and cities.
The male family members procure palm leaves from major production areas and transport them in truckloads to the places where their families are temporarily based. They are also responsible for marketing the products. Females and children work individually and in groups to make a variety of household products. Methodology Palm leaves are cut and air dried in the fields. Later, the dry leaves are transported to big towns or cities.