How mushroom farming can be converted into mushroom business?
Mushroom farming is still
less explored business in Asian and African countries. To convert mushroom
farming into mushroom business you need a proper plan and execution. Most of
the people start mushroom farming as hobby and later converted into a business
model. There are different aspects how you can make a business model from
mushroom farming or cultivation.
Firstly, you need to have
basic information about mushrooms. How you can do that? You can search lot
material on websites and YouTube to learn about basics of mushroom farming. You
can initially start from oyster mushrooms. Choosing oyster mushrooms as your
first crop can be best idea to do as oyster mushroom is always easier to grow
as compared to any other mushroom on the planet. Learning to grow mushrooms is
awesome feeling. Once you learn how to grow simply you have product in your
hand.
Secondly, remember and
analyze what type of product oyster mushrooms can be and start marketing. Mushroom
marketing is always a hard job remember. Because, you need to give lot information
to your customers. Remember technology can make your marketing easier. Internet
marketing can be best option for it. You have to simply share lot information
about mushrooms. Simply, why to eat, how to eat. You have to answer simple
questions to customers. Remember your customer might not always not as your
calculation. Sometimes they know about mushrooms or not. Better prepare for
that and share information. QR code is best idea when it comes for information
sharing.
Thirdly, branding and
meeting demands. Make sure you always sell on unique name. Selling mushrooms
without label is really fruitless. Branding your product and getting necessary
legal approvals will change the game. You can do this way. Once you go through
this phase, you simply grow different type of mushrooms and work in same
manner.
