Mushroom cultivation:A New Business Approach

What is Mushroom?

• Some small umbrella like plant

• Fruiting body of fungus

• A popular vegetable all around the world

Mushroom in woods

Important information about Mushroom

50% of them are inedible

20% of them will make you

sick.

25% of them are edible, but not tasty.

4% of them have great taste and food value.

1% of them will kill you!!!

There are 10,000 known species of Mushroom.

Two Most Popular Species of Mushroom

• Oyster mushroom

• White Button Mushroom

Mushroom is a perfect food.

Mushroom prevents diseases!!

Environmental condition for mushroom cultivation.

• 80-85% relative humidity.

• 20°-30° temperature.

• Water supply.

• Dark place.

What We Need to Cultivate Mushroom?• A proper house or place• Culture medium (i.e. straw, cotton waste, saw dust etc. )• Spawn of mushroom• Polythene bags• Care takers

Mushroom Business• Fresh Mushroom can be stored for 2-3 days.• Many food recipes are produced from mushroom.• Mushroom has a great market price.• It is a popular item all around the world.

What about Profit?

A field survey held in Mushroom Farms, Savar, Dhaka.

Thank you!!