Mushroom growing
Practical Action
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/mushroom.html#Abstract
The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service is the website of the ATTRA project,
created and managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
SIRDC - Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre
P.O. Box 6640
Harare
Zimbabwe
Tel: +263 4 860321/9
Fax: +263 4 860350/1
E-mail: info@sirdc.ac.zw
Website: http://www.sirdc.ac.zw/products/mushroom.htm
The Biotechnology Research Institute (BRI) of the Scientific and Industrial Research and
Development Centre (SIRDC) produces and supplies high quality mushroom spawn in
Zimbabwe. BRI also provides the supporting services for mushroom growing, e.g. training and
consultancy. At the moment, oyster mushroom spawn (Pleurotus sajor-caju and P. ostreatus) is
being produced.
Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshod, Nigeria - FIIRO
P.M.B. 21023, Ikeja, Lagos
Nigeria
Fax: 234 1 4525880
Tel: 234 1 8947094
Email: info@fiiro-ng.org
Website: http://www.fiiro-ng.org/
KENFAP - Kenya Mushroom Growers Association (KEMGA)
P. O Box 544
50300 Maragoli Kenya
Tel: +254-056-51084
Email: kemga2006@yahoo.com
Mushroom Growing was originally produced for Appropriate Technology magazine
by Neil Noble of Practical Action; March 2007, last updated December 2009.
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