Oyster Mushroom Farming
Commercial Mushroom farming has started recently in India, and its popularity is growing day by day and it has become an export oriented business. Mushroom is an excellent source of Protein, Vitamins, Minerals and Folic acid and is a good source of iron for anaemic patients.
Oyster Mushroom is mostly used in dry form and is an excellent source of high protein.
Similarly, most of the equipment for cultivation of mushrooms is only available at the level of village, As well as cheaper, Any farmer / person if you wanted to cultivate this type of mushroom material The following equipment is required.
- Grass / thatch ( rice or wheat)
- Span seeds
- Phormalina (37%)
- Bavistin
- Plastic bags, polythene
- Odor-wood horse
- Cutter
- Spray for tools
- Thermometer
- Hygrometer Machines
- Peep wept grass / pool
- The sacking- scabies of tti
- Sand-bricks
According to District Business Partnership is nominees.
Information about the mushroom business.
Ready-to-Fit - Mushroom Processing Unit(Full care-management will be provided from the company.)
| Number of bags | Fixed costs | Working capital (current expenditure) | total project cost | One batch of green mushroom payable | One batch of dry mushroom payable | Working after deducting costs payable to One batch of profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 14,000 | 7,300 | 21,300 | 300 kg | 30 kg | 6,200 |
| 200 | 20,500 | 12,500 | 33,000 | 500 kg | 50 kg | 10,000 |
| 300 | 28,500 | 18,000 | 47,500 | 750 kg | 75 kg | 15,750 |
| 500 | 39,500 | 31,000 | 70,000 | 1250 kg | 125 kg | 25,250 |
| 1000 | 55,500 | 69,500 | 1,18,500 | 2500 kg | 250 kg | 49,000 |
Mushrooms
- Unit continues to mushroom to visit from the Company will be informed of the date and place.
- Mushroom crop can take a whole year
- Mushroom business place selection is very important. Getting completed to that information.
- Project price will be 10 percent of the company's fee.( M. S. U. Will be charged with giving.)
- 1 crore to the mushroom larger unit will be turned on.( With full automation)
- The entire information is in the form of statistical data, which take note.
- To view the current unit of mushroom M.O.U is compulsory.
Mushrooms
- When the raw material give and take in company stock.( According to the raw material price will be Rs.150.).
- When the company was supplying material (dry mushroom). 450 kg to 500 kg, prices will be admissible.
- One batch of mushrooms, a time span of 60 days.
- Given by the company to transportation the raw material will be charged extra.
- On the eighth day after the delivery order for a company to get raw materials.
Mashroom Booklet
130 bags (18 x36 size) To the shade of 15X25 feet (375 sq.ft)
| 1 | Support (PL)-12 | 2,400 | Standing charges |
| 2 | Bamboo-10 | 1,500 | |
| 3 | Net | 3,500 | |
| 4 | Miscellaneous charges | 1,000 | |
| 5 | Hygrometers | 1,500 | |
| 6 | Rack (horse) Cost of construction | 3,500 | |
| 7 | Large plastic drum-3 | 1,500 | |
| Fixed costs total | 14,000 | ||
| 8 | Spawn (seeds, 30 kg) | 4,500 | |
| 9 | P. P. Bags of chemical powder | 1300 | Standing charges Current charges |
| 10 | Thatch(400 kg) | 1,500 | |
| Total | 21,300 | Total charges | |
- Creating such a space from 120 to 130 bags can be placed in the rack.
- One batch is 30 to 35 kg dry mushroom.
- 30x450 = 13,500-7,300 (current charges) = 6200 profit
- Number of employees-1
200 bags (18 X36 size) To the shade of 20X30 feet (600 sq.ft)
| 1 | Support (PL)-15 | 4,000 | Standing charges |
| 2 | Bamboo | 2.000 | |
| 3 | Net | 5,000 | |
| 4 | Miscellaneous charges | 1,500 | |
| 5 | Hygrometers | 1,500 | |
| 6 | Rack (horse) Cost of construction | 5,000 | |
| 7 | Large plastic drum-3 | 1,500 | |
| Fixed costs total | 20,500 | ||
| 8 | Spawn (seeds, 50 kg) | 7,500 | |
| 9 | P. P. Bags of chemical powder | 2,000 | Standing charges Current charges |
| 10 | Thatch(700 kg) | 3,000 | |
| Total | 33,000 | Total charges | |
- Creating such a space from 200 bags can be placed in the rack.
- One batch is 50 to 60 kg dry mushroom.
- 50x450 = 22,500-12500 (current charges) = 10000 profit
- Number of employees-2
300 bags (18 X36 size) To the shade of 20X50 feet (1000 sq.ft)
| 1 | Support (PL)-21 | 5,000 | Standing charges |
| 2 | Bamboo | 3,000 | |
| 3 | Net | 7,500 | |
| 4 | Miscellaneous charges | 2,000 | |
| 5 | Hygrometers | 1,500 | |
| 6 | Rack (horse) Cost of construction | 7,500 | |
| 7 | Large plastic drum-4 | 2,000 | |
| Fixed costs total | 28,500 | ||
| 8 | Spawn (seeds, 75 kg) | 11,000 | |
| 9 | P. P. Bags of chemical powder | 3,000 | Standing charges Current charges |
| 10 | Thatch(1200 kg) | 5,000 | |
| Total | 47,500 | Total charges | |
- Creating such a space from 300 bags can be placed in the rack.
- One batch is 75 to 85 kg dry mushroom.
- 75x450 = 33,750-18,000 (current charges) = 15,750 profit
- Number of employees-2
500 bags (18 X36 size) To the shade of 30X50 feet (1500 sq.ft)
| 1 | Support (PL)-21 | 7,500 | Standing charges |
| 2 | Bamboo | 4,000 | |
| 3 | Net | 10,000 | |
| 4 | Miscellaneous charges | 3,000 | |
| 5 | Hygrometers | 1,500 | |
| 6 | Rack (horse) Cost of construction | 10,000 | |
| 7 | Large plastic drum-3 | 2,500 | |
| Fixed costs total | 39,500 | ||
| 8 | Spawn (seeds, 120 kg) | 18,000 | |
| 9 | P. P. Bags of chemical powder | 5,000 | Standing charges Current charges |
| 10 | Thatch(1700 kg) | 8,000 | |
| Total | 70,000 | Total charges | |
- Creating such a space from 500 bags can be placed in the rack.
- One batch is 125 to 150 kg dry mushroom.
- 125x450 = 56,250-31,000 (current charges) = 25,250 profit
- Number of employees-3
1000 bags (18 X36 size) (2000 sq.ft)
| 1 | Support (PL)-21 | 8,500 | Standing charges |
| 2 | Bamboo | 5,000 | |
| 3 | Net | 13,000 | |
| 4 | Miscellaneous charges | 5,000 | |
| 5 | Hygrometers | 1,500 | |
| 6 | Rack (horse) Cost of construction | 18,000 | |
| 7 | Large plastic drum-3 | 4,000 | |
| Fixed costs total | 55,000 | ||
| 8 | Spawn (seeds, 250 kg) | 37,500 | |
| 9 | P. P. Bags of chemical powder | 10,000 | Standing charges Current charges |
| 10 | Thatch(3.5 Ton) | 16,000 | |
| Total | 1,18,500 | Total charges | |
- Creating such a space from 1000 bags can be placed in the rack.
- One batch is 275 to 300 kg dry mushroom.
- 275x450 = 1,23,750-63,500 (current charges) = 60,250 profit
- Number of employees-3
The benefits of mushroom cultivation
- Mushroom farming can be done within the household, on land or without land in an easy and cheap way. Therefore it becomes the source of income for jobless youth or small borderline framers.
- As least pests are found in mushroom, minimum quantity of pesticide is used which lessens pollution on land and natural climate.
- It is less investment and more profit business. It is a cash crop which is less dependent on rains and gives a definite income as compared to indefinite agriculture depending on monsoon.
- There is a limited need for land, seeds, fertilizer, electricity, water and pesticides. After reaping the mushroom crop, the remaining grass can be used as animal food, a high quality fertilizer or for producing Bio gas.
- Housewives or jobless children can use their spare time and work from home to support their families by doing mushroom farming. Gujarat’s climatic conditions are suitable for Oyster mushroom farming.
- It is a short term crop. So the investment returns are within a short period.
- The company will supply the raw material and accept the ready product. (The rate for raw material will be Rs.150).
- The returns will be paid on 450kg to 500kg ready product (Dry mushroom). (As per the size of the mushroom)(10 kg of mushroom turn into 1 kg dried mushroom).
- The time period for one batch of mushroom will be 60 days.
- Transportation charges will be taken for delivering the raw material by the company.
- The delivery of the raw material will be given on 8th day after placing the order to the company.
- The date and place for a visit to the running unit of mushroom farming will be informed by the company.
- Mushroom crop can be reaped the whole year round.
- It is important to choose the right place for mushroom farming. Complete information should be collected for this.
- 10% of the Project Cost will be taken as Company’s fee. (This should be paid with MOU).
- Big Units of mushrooms up to 1 crore will be given a start.(With full automation)
- It is to be noted that all the information given above is numeric.
- It is compulsory to sign an MOU to visit a running unit of mushroom.