Indoor oyster mushroom cultivation for livelihood diversification and increased resilience
This practice describes indoor mushroom (Pleurotus spp.) cultivation as a means to diversify livelihoods and strengthen the resilience of farmers in Uganda. Indoor mushroom cultivation was promoted by the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) project on Agriculture Adaptation to Climate Change in the central cattle corridor of Uganda. Mushrooms can be grown at very low cost and in a relatively short time. It is a practice that can be adopted by small-scale farmers to diversify their income during the dry season, when lack of water may challenge the cultivation of other crops, and reduce their vulnerability to adverse weather. Indeed, mushroom production is done indoor and it requires a little amount of water compared to other crops.
Author: FAO
Organization: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Year: 2020
Country/ies: Uganda
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Practices
Full text available at: https://teca.apps.fao.org/teca/en/technologies/8933
Content language: English