How much maize can be produced from one acre of maize? I
guess 25 bags (90kg) within four months… sold at a price of Kes 2,800 per bag
one can earn Kes 70,000. Good money!
Did you know that the maize straw from one acre can produce
2,100 kg of fresh mushrooms starting three weeks after planting. Sold at a
price of Kes 200 per kg this earns the farmer Kes 420,000. To grow this volume
of mushrooms one would require 12m by 8 metres. To grow mushrooms one can use
maize straw, wheat straw, rice straw, sugarcane wastes and many other
agricultural crop wastes. They can be grown under different climatic conditions
allover Kenya with a temperature range of 8-33 degrees Celsius.
Mushrooms are a rare delicacy sold in leading hotels and
supermarkets in Kenya. The average price of mushrooms in the supermarkets is
Kes 800 per kg of fresh mushrooms. They are a valuable food known for their
delicate taste, nutritional and medicinal benefits.
To get details on production, training and marketing of
mushrooms as a business sms your email address to 0721-559376.
