How do suburban farmers develop the production of edible fungi?

Mr. Tian, Beiyuan Street Office, Tongzhou District, Beijing

Q: how do farmers in the suburbs of Beijing develop the production of edible fungi?

A: researcher Chen Wenliang, Institute of Plant Protection and Environmental Protection, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences

Farmers in the suburbs of Beijing should pay attention to several links in the development of edible fungus production:

■ should first consider using local materials, such as cottonseed hull, sawdust, corncob, bean straw, rice straw, wheat straw, waste cotton and so on. The local use of raw materials is not only convenient, but also can reduce the production cost and obtain better economic benefits. The raw materials for growing edible fungi in the suburbs of Beijing should be sawdust, corncob, bean straw and wheat straw.

Technically, ■ should learn to master seed production and cultivation methods to avoid loss. You can first participate in the edible fungus training course to master the basic knowledge, or you can go to other mushroom farms to have a look, and then start after you have the preliminary technology.

■ should start from Pleurotus ostreatus in mushroom planting, because it has good seed, high yield and good economic benefits. On the basis of mastering the cultivation techniques of Pleurotus ostreatus, other edible fungi should be developed.

In terms of the scale of development, ■ should develop gradually from small to large, in order to accumulate experience, take fewer detours, and not launch blindly.

In terms of market and sales issues, ■ should do a good job in market research and decide on planting varieties according to market demand. At present, planting Pleurotus ostreatus, Lentinus edodes, Flammulina velutipes, black fungus, apricot abalone mushroom, chestnut mushroom and so on, the economic benefit is better. When the production of edible fungi is on a large scale, it should be operated wholesale, such as wholesale to the central grain and oil wholesale market and Xinfadi wholesale market, etc. The cultivation scale is small, so it should be sold mainly in local districts and counties.

After ■ farmers have sufficient funds and mature technology, they can also consider further developing industrial production of edible fungi.