Mushrooms are the exposed fleshy fruiting body of some natural fungi which are widely distributed with a wide range of shape, color and sizes. Mushrooms are low in fat and the fiber is starch-free. In China, more than 20 million people engage in the cultivation process and generate more than $20 billion per annum. Mushroom production is quite different from growing the other existing green plants; this is because it does not contain any chlorophyll and therefore depend on other plant material, the substrate, for food. Growing mushrooms requires a good knowledge and some skill but the benefits for the farmer far overshadow the efforts involved. The next step is to identify governmental agencies, corporate bodies and individuals that are interested both the marketing and the consumption both locally and internationally. This effort will also serve as a veritable support base system. Further step to take in that direction is drawing up of a processing plan from initial harvesting to general marketing.

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