Location for the new shelter (18 m2)
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3. Register my business (Dec. 2025)
In December 2025, the application for registration of the company “Birungi mushroom farm” is planned to be sent. The application is expected to be effected in December 2025.
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2. Family Business (Sept. 2025)
From September we want to further expand the production. The plan is that my two brothers will work for the mushroom farm for about 60-80 hours per month in addition to their other regular work. I will become a full-time entrepreneur myself. The total number of available hours will then be 300 hours per month and the expectation is that an average of 210 kg per month can be produced.
1,5 hour working = 1 kg
My two brothers Agumya Kim and Nyongyera Onesmus, who always help me with work around the farm can be my partners with each their responsibility from substrate preparation, taking care of the gardens and marketing and sales to ensure a steady farm that can keep operating consistently even when one or two people are unavailable.
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1. Increase in production for the second growing period (June. 2025)
The second production is planned for June 2025. We will grow more gardens and double the production of mushrooms for more income production and growth of the project.
The plan is to work 200 to 250 hours per month in the company.
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7. Production and Sales of the first Harvest Cycle (Apr. – May 2025)
The first harvest began in April and concluded in May. Although the yields were limited, they were of very high quality. Throughout this initial growing cycle, we gained valuable experience, which gives us confidence as we plan to expand production. Additionally, we established contacts for selling fresh oyster mushrooms in local markets and built relationships with key buyers.
Impression of the first oyster mushroom harvest. -
6. Interior of the dark and growing room (Mar. 2024)
For the cultivation of oyster mushrooms we have set up a dark room and grow room.
Impression of the renovation of the dark and growing room. -
5. Processing Substrate and Spawn (Mar. 2025)
Impression of making gardens
After the substrate was heated, I let it cool overnight. Then spawning took place and 35 gardens were prepared in black plastic bags -
4. Mushroom Training in Uganda (Feb. 2024)
To gain more practical knowledge of mushroom farming, I decided to attend a training in mushroom farming through an organization known as Mushroom Training and Resource Centre (MTRC) in Kabale, Uganda which took place in February 2025.
An impression of the training at MRTC in Kabale -
3. Funding (Feb. 2024)
€ 700 Grant Awarded: I successfully secured a grant from the Skills and Business for Africa foundation to cover training and purchase essential equipment. The purchased equipment included metallic drums, big saucepan, substrate, firewood, weighing scale, knapsack pump sprayer, spawn.
Equipment to pasteurize the substrate -
2. Production and Investment Plan (Jan. 2025)
Production
In the first year, experience is gained with growing oyster mushrooms and it is important to focus on managing the quality and ensuring that the oyster mushrooms grow healthily. It is important to go for quality instead of quantity. Furthermore, it appears that little income can be paid to me as an entrepreneur. For me it means that additional income must be raised during the start-up phase.
After experience is gained, the number of kilos to be produced is doubled in the second year.
Investments
The startup investment can be realized with the grant of Skills and Business for Africa (UGX 2,800,000 = €700). After gaining experience, a loan of €500 can be requested from Skills and Business for Africa at a later stage for expansion investments. UGX 1,900,000 (€755) can also be mobilized from own resources.
