Pingnan farmers increase edible fungi output with perfusion technology

( chinadaily.com.cn )

Updated: 2014-07-31

A member of the Lvning Edible Fungi Cooperative waters edible fungi using a perfusion method. [Photo by Zhang Shangyao / cn-bsy.com]

The Lvning Edible Fungi Cooperative in Luxia village, Pingnan county, Fujian province, is trying an ecological way to increase the output of edible fungi. Farmers provide water for the edible fungi using perfusion pipelines, which can save labor costs and raise output in an ecological way.

Lin Dezhong, chairman of the Luxia village committee, set up the Lvning Edible Fungi Cooperative in September 2013, to help villagers increase their income. The price for edible fungi is more than 10 yuan ($1.60) per 500g, but the cost is only 3 yuan ($0.50). Lin believes that planting edible fungi is a good way to increase farmers' income.

Lin said the local financial sector is willing to help the development of agriculture. The local credit cooperative plans to invest 10 million yuan ($1.6 million) in agricultural production this year.