Growing Lentinula edodes and other mushrooms in China a low input technology alternative
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33885/sf.2004.3.909Keywords:
China, production costs, Lentinula edodes, shiitakeAbstract
World production of cultivation mushrooms increased more than 18-fold from
1965 to 1997 (last date for available statistics). China is a major contributor to this increase,
accounting for about 65 percent of total world mushroom production in 1997. The
production of Lentinula edodes (shiitake) ranks first in China. In 1997, China produced
89.3% of the total world production of Lentinula edodes. The achievement of the Chinese
mushroom industry mainly is due to improved and low input cultivation technologies, i.e.,
natural cultivation environments and small-scale, family-oriented production farming.
Farmers developed many cultivation techniques to exploit the prevailing ecological
conditions thereby reducing cultivation costs. Low input, including low cost raw materials,
labor, management, utilities and energy, is a key factor in the success of Chinese farmers in
both domestic and international markets. For example, China is able to produce one
kilogram of shiitake for about 1/10 the cost of producing one kilogram of shiitake on a
medium sized farm in the United States. Production cost savings in China is especially
pronounced in the area of labor but also is prevalent in every phase of the production cycle.
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