Agri Hour: 14 September, Peter Nyathi

South Africa produces about 21 000 tonnes of mushrooms per year which are mostly exported to countries such as Mauritius and Namibia. According to Peter Nyathi, managing director of Tropical Mushrooms, the total sales of fresh mushrooms reach just under R1 billion each year. He spoke during a masterclass webinar on mushroom farming that was held by Government Communication and Information System. Here is OFM News’ Elsabé Richard-May with some highlights from the webinar…