SOUTHERN AND EAST AFRICA
VIRTUAL REAL-TIME INTERACTIVE WEB-BASED COURSES

Gauteng, North West, Free State, Western, Eastern and Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces and other Southern and East African Countries

Industrial Gourmet Mushroom Cultivation

The following three options are available:

1. Substrate Design and Mushroom Cultivation
2. Marketing and Business Planning and Operational Management System Design
3. Substrate Design and Mushroom Cultivation + Marketing and Business Planning and Operational Management System Design including the Mushroom Cultivation Business and Marketing Secrecies e-Book to the value of R 1863 / € 135 EURO as well as the Mushroom Substrate Design Calculator and Mushroom Business Design Guide to the value of R 2898 / € 210 EURO

Focus will be on the industrial technology to cultivate the entire range of 60-100 gourmet / exotic / specialty / medicinal mushroom species with emphasis on substrate design, specialised cultivation and climate control requirements, business and marketing plan information as well as operational management. Also included is the Mushroom Cultivation Business and Marketing Secrecies e-book as well as the sought-after Mushroom Substrate Design Calculator  and Mushroom Business Design Guide to the combined value of R 4761 / € 345 EURO. Where needed, Business Plan and Operational Management Design System software is available as an additional option.

Priority will be given to shiitake, enoki, nameko, pioppino, lion’s mane and shimeji cultivation, which is a bit more challenging and complicated as you probably would need facilities to cool down. Shiitake is sought after in both fresh and dried form, whereas the others are mainly cultivated for the fresh market.

The entire range of oyster mushroom species will also be discussed, some of which are cultivated at room temperature. Unless cultivating the king oyster or other winter oyster strains, there is no need to have expensive structures or complicated climate control systems. 

Virtual real-time interactive web-based course participants should be available from 09h00 to 13h00 on the relevant course day(s), allowing sufficient time for an introduction, a 30 minute halftime break and a wrap-up session. The Academy is based in the SAST/CAT (Cape Town) = GMT/UTC+2 time zone.

TEACHING PLATFORM

• Zoom video / audio
• Supporting information via e-mail, attached PDF, XLSX and JPG documents

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Access to laptop, desktop, tablet or smartphone with applicable camera, microphone and speakers
• Browser or downloaded free version of the Zoom app
• Reliable internet connection and
• Set of ear / headphones to minimise disturbance in co-sharing environments and to avoid voice echoing in the meeting

DURATION SPECIFICS

• 09h00: Introduction
• 09h15 - 10h45: Session one (90 minutes)
• 10h45 - 11h15: Halftime break
• 11h15 - 12h45: Session two (90 minutes)
• 12h45 - 13h00: Summary

Currency: South African Rand ZAR for EFT payments, no hidden costs applicable. This is the preferred cost effective payment option for South Africans and other Southern and East African Countries. To access the bank detail, please scroll down past the card option payment sections. 

EURO for PayPal, debit or credit card payments. Additional standard card and / or exchange rate costs might be applicable. Make a convenient electronic payment with either your credit or debit card using the safe and secure PayPal payment gateway. Please note that a PayPal account is NOT a prerequisite to the above-mentioned card payments. 

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