With the availability of spawn i.e. seed of mushroom, mushroom cultivation is the most profitable agricultural venture all over the world, and mushroom yield for any given space of land is the highest in any part of the world. With our climatic condition, mushroom can be cultivated and harvested in Nigeria all year round i.e. from January to December. The benefits of mushroom cultivation include:-

  • Land area not a limiting factor. Planting is both vertical and horizontal.
  • Maximum utilization of waste land.
  • No sunlight required.
  • No requirement of weeding
  • Creates immense job opportunity for women, youths, pensioners, children, the disabled, and people with low income.
  • There is a ready market at home and abroad.
  • Disposal of environmental wastes.
  • Use of spent substrate as organic manure, animal feed and source of power.
  • Opens avenues for ancillary services and mushroom processing industries- canning, pharmaceuticals, bottling etc.