Potential mushroom cultivator should consider the following factors before starting mushroom farming:
- Species/strain to cultivate
- Method/scale of cultivation
- Climate versus requirements of species/method of cultivation
- Availability/cost of proper substrates
- Land prices and availability
- Access to unchlorinated water/feasibility of water treatment
- Demand for mushrooms in your area
- Practicality of distribution outside your area
- Cost of labor
- Cost of equipment installation (electrical wiring,
- laboratory and growroom construction/assembly,
- air system installation, etc.)
- Method of financing the startup of your operation
