How to Start Mushroom farming business in 2022

Overview

Are you looking for a business which involves farming? Which involves farming with low investment prospects? Which involves low investment prospects with higher profit margin and massive sales turnover? Also which requires some small space and comes at lower costs?

Ever heard of mushroom? Yes, they are your way out. No, not just through your stomach but also for making everything mentioned above possible. Your very own Mushroom farming business

The global mushroom market value is expected to reach $50 billion in the next seven years due to the increasing consumption of mushrooms of various kinds for various purposes

The countries like USA, Italy, China and Netherlands are the top producers of high quality and variety of mushrooms.

Moreover, many developing countries like India are taking up initiatives to fuel the small scale industries through mushroom cultivation and farming.

You’ll be amazed to know how  a fungi like this one  could get you a business as wholesome as this. Here’s how

1. Market potential and uses

Mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil or on the food source.

These are majorly used for edible consumption because of its negligible sodium and  gluten, low fat and low cholesterol content

The market potential for mushroom farming is vast because of its 20 different varieties and theup and rising demand for each of it in different aspects like in food, medicine, traditional healing etc

Moreover the potential of mushroom can be defined and elaborated for on the following basis

On the basis of types of mushrooms

• Button
• Cremini
• Portobello
• Oyster
• King oyster
• Chanterelle
• Hedgehogs
• Chicken of the wood
• Black trumpet
• Wood blewit
• Morel
• Enoki
• Shimeji
• Shiitake
• Maiitake
• Reishi
• Lion’s mane
• Matsutake
• Giant puffball

Of these the most cultivated,  grown and consumed mushrooms in India are

• Oyster  : These are grown in mothers plains
• Buttons  : These are grown in winter
• Straw    : These are grown in temperatures ranging from 35°C – 45°C

On the basis of it’s form available

• Canned mushrooms
• Dried mushrooms
• Frozen mushrooms
• Pickled mushrooms
• Powdered mushrooms
• Mushroom sauces

On the basis of uses of mushrooms

• For its medicinal properties
• For its physchoactivse properties
• It’s extensive use in cooking of various cuisines, sauces, toppings etc
• Used in dyeing wool
• Used in certain biological remediation techniques

Process of mushroom farming

• Composting
• Spawning
• Casing
• Pinning
• Harvesting

1. License required

The licenses required to run a mushroom farming business are

• FSSAI registration and licence
• GST registration
• Trade license

• FSSAI registration and licence
• GST registration
• Trade license