FAO mushroom farming

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Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Contribution to livelihoods 1 Purpose of booklet 2 Mushrooms and sustainable livelihoods 3 Nutritional value 3 v vii Medicinal value 4 Income benefits 5 Livelihood opportunities 7 Essentials of mushroom cultivation 9 Life cycle of a mushroom 9 Growing systems 9 Key steps in mushroom production 13 Scale of production 17 Species selection 18 Key species and their cultivation methods 18 Table of contents Assets required for mushroom cultivation 25 Natural assets 25 Social assets 27 Human assets 27 Physical assets 28 Financial assets 30 Summary 30
Strategies for successful and sustainable mushroom trade 31 Marketing channels 31 Marketing strategies 31 Processing 33 Organization 34 Accessing market information 34 Education, business skills and a willingness to take risks 34 Diversification options 36 Sustainable mushroom trade 36 Support services to help promote mushrooms as a source of livelihood 39 Public policy 39 Technical support and training in cultivation and processing 40 Business and entrepreneurial skills 41 Market information 41 Financial services 41 Organizational options 41 Role of advisor 42 Opportunities and Challenges 43 Opportunities 43 Challenges 44 Selected further reading 47 Sources of further information and support 51 Table of contents
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Selected further reading Aletor, V.
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Smith, J.E., Rowan, N.J. & Sullivan
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Sources of further information and
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Federal Institute of Industrial Res
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