A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi that have a stem, a cap and gills on the underside of the cap. " mushroom" also describe a variety of other gilled fungi, with or without stems, therefore the term is used to describe the fleshy fruiting bodies of some Ascomycota. Identifying mushroom requires a basic understanding of their macroscopic structure. There are so many varieties of mushrooms but there is five of them that is very ease to grow them namely oyster mushroom, shiitake mushroom, wine cap mushroom, pioppino mushroom and Lion's mane mushroom. There are so many reasons that farmers should grow mushroom because mushroom growing is very ease and it also require very little space to grow, and its one of the most profitable crops that you can find in this current times. There are so many benefits in eating mushroom, it has a very high source of vitamin D. Its also has the potential to boosting the immune system, and also high in antioxidant, these health benefits makes mushroom an ideal crop for consumption for both adults and children.

Mushroom growing business is a very lucrative venture but before you do it as a business you should assess yourself either growing mushroom as a business is the right option for you, do not enter the business by merely calculating the profits on a spreadsheet. You must be highly motivated and be a self driven person with an entrepreneurial venture, because starting anything new demand determination and resilience spirit. Getting new customers for a new business is not ease because you will face a lot of rejection as a seller all this factors must be taken into consideration. One thing that should come to your mind first is the production cost and business overheads, this will give you a very clear view of the business, then you have to study the market about prices and your competitors. In any business which mushroom business is no exception you need to stand out in terms of product quality and just- in-time delivery.