How to Start and Grow a Mushroom Business with less than $1

Fafape Foe is an accountant by training and also one of the most successful large-scale mushroom farmers in Ghana.

She started her 150,000 kilogram mushroom farm with less than $2.
In this interview, she walks us through how she started her business, the process of mushroom farming, and opportunities for young people to start their ventures within the mushroom value chain with as little as 3 GHS (.50 cents).

If you are in Ghana and you are inspired enough to start your journey in Mushroom farming, you can contact Fafape via the Mushroom Queen_Global page and start your journey as a mushroom farmer.

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Table of Contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - The role of sawdust in mushroom farming
1:20 - The composting stage
3:10 - The substrate stage
4:20 - Why mushroom farming?
5:30 - The 'Bagging' Stage
6:45 - Temperature requirement
7:40 - Business opportunities in mushroom farming
10:40 - Revenue projections for beginners
12:20 - The 'capping' stage
12:50 - The incubation stage
14:20 - Empowering local artisans
15:00 - The Spawning Stage
16:20 - Failure is a learning process
17:50 - Breaking Even
18:10 The fruiting stage
18:50 - Mushroom Training
19:07 Mushroom Queen contact information
19:20 Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
20:00 Conclusion