Starting a mushroom business doesn’t require hectares of land or expensive machinery. You can begin with just 2 square meters of space and banana leaves or plastic bags as growing beds. Oyster mushrooms are the easiest to start with, thanks to their high resilience.
Get your spawn from reputable local suppliers (listed on our market page), soak your substrate, sterilize it using boiling water, and inoculate it with spawn. Then wait—harvest comes in 3-4 weeks.
Initial costs can be as low as USD $30, and monthly profits range from $100–$400 for small setups. Pair your hustle with online marketing (WhatsApp groups, Facebook Marketplace) and grow steadily.