Economic potential from growing red Lingzhi mushrooms in Dak Lak

  • Red Lingzhi mushrooms grow well under dipterocarp forest canopy. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    Red Lingzhi mushrooms grow well under dipterocarp forest canopy. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • Red Lingzhi mushrooms grow well under dipterocarp forest canopy. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    Red Lingzhi mushrooms grow well under dipterocarp forest canopy. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • Members of the Chu Yang Sin Medicinal Mushroom Cooperative care for the red Lingzhi mushrooms. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    Members of the Chu Yang Sin Medicinal Mushroom Cooperative care for the red Lingzhi mushrooms. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • Red Lingzhi mushrooms grow well under the forest canopy. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    Red Lingzhi mushrooms grow well under the forest canopy. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • Mist irrigation system helps keep the mushroom moist and improve yield of dipterocarp forest. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    Mist irrigation system helps keep the mushroom moist and improve yield of dipterocarp forest. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
Since 2022, representatives of the Chu Yang Sin Medicinal Mushroom Cooperative have cultivated 3,000 spawn of the red Lingzhi mushroom under Dak Lak province’s dipterocarp forest canopy. Subsequently, the Chu Yang Sin Medicinal Mushroom Cooperative collaborated with the Institute of Biotechnology and Environment (Tay Nguyen University) to study the local climatic conditions, soil fertility and receive technology transfer for cultivating the Red Lingzhi mushroom. The experimental cultivation process showed that the Red Lingzhi mushrooms grew well under the planted forest canopy. Therefore, starting from April 2023, the Chu Yang Sin Medicinal Mushroom Cooperative officially entered production of Red Lingzhi mushroom spawn and began cultivating 35,000 spawns of Lingzhi mushrooms in a 1-hectare three-year-old dipterocarp forest. After three months of cultivation and care, the mushroom garden yielded nearly 850 kg of fresh mushrooms, equivalent to about 400 kg of dried mushrooms. At the current market price, on average, each kilogram of dried mushrooms would yield a profit of approximately 500,000 Vietnamese dong. Krong Bong district currently has approximately 4,500 hectares of planted dipterocarp forests, meaning it has a great potential for developing mushroom cultivation in the local area. It is expected that the model will bring stable livelihoods to the people and contribute to poverty alleviation in the remote Krong Bong district. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh

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