10 points on mushroom farming from veterans

Mushroom cultivation is cheap as it requires little space and simple structures. For instance 1 kg of spawn from the museum is Sh600 and would be enough for approximately 40 bags. Each bag would yield between two kilos to 2.5kg of mushrooms.PHOTO: COURTESY

Mushroom farming has huge prospects, but more farmers are yet to take it up as a commercial venture due to various reasons.

But there is tangible interest in mushroom farming evidenced by numerous inquiries on the Smart Harvest email and on various farming social media platforms. On that note, today, an expert and a veteran mushroom farmer will address all things mushrooms.