Oyster mushroom growing
Grown indoors in straw packs. First harvest in 21 days, with rising city demand.
- Last reviewed: 27 September 2026
- Version 2
Oyster mushrooms ready to pick
1 of 3- Starting capital
- ৳50,000 – ৳1,20,000 Market quote
- Manpower
- 1 – 2 people
- First sale
- 21 – 35 days Practitioner verified
- Break-even
- 4 – 8 months Editorial estimate
- Kind of work
- Home-based · Medium difficulty
About the business
You can start with little space and little capital. Training and spawn are available from the National Mushroom Development Institute in Savar. Fresh mushrooms cannot be kept for more than two days, so it is important to line up buyers in advance.
Unit economics
| Item | Range | Evidence | Suggest a correction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly working capital | ৳15,000 – ৳42,000 | Editorial estimate | |
| Selling price | ৳180 – ৳280 / kg | Market quote | |
| Variable cost | ৳70 – ৳110 / kg | Market quote | |
| Time to first revenue | 21 – 35 days | Practitioner verified | |
| Break-even time | 4 – 8 months | Editorial estimate | |
| Cash cycle | 7 – 45 days | Practitioner verified |
Gross margin 38.9% – 75%. Our calculation: the low end uses the lowest price with the highest cost; the high end uses the reverse.
What you need to start
- Training at the National Mushroom Development InstituteSkill
- Shaded, ventilated roomWorkspace
How the work is done
- 1Sterilise the straw
- 2Mix spawn and fill packs
- 3Keep in a dark room
- 4Harvest and pack
Seasons
- JanHigh
- FebHigh
- MarNormal
- AprNormal
- MayLow
- JunLow
- JulLow
- AugLow
- SepNormal
- OctNormal
- NovHigh
- DecHigh
Where it works well
- Strong fitDhaka · সুপারশপ ও রেস্তোরাঁ
- PossibleGazipur · ঢাকার বাজারের কাছে
Risks and cautions
- HighSpoilage: Contamination can ruin every pack in the room.
- MediumDemand: Few buyers in small towns.
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Costs Tk 65-70 a kilo to grow, but no buyers in the upazila
A diploma student in Phulbari, Dinajpur, grew mushrooms successfully, but they are unknown locally and hotels and restaurants have shown little interest.
- Reasons
- Weak demand, Poor location
Started with Tk 1,000 of spawn; making his own spawn now earns Tk 7-8 lakh a year
A former rickshaw puller in Bandar, Narayanganj, started mushrooms in 2020 with Tk 1,000 of spawn; bought spawn left no profit, so he trained and now makes his own.
- Capital
- ৳1k
- Reasons
- Skill gap, Supplier problem
Entrepreneurs in this business
The people running this business today — you can visit them, ask questions and learn.
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- Teaches
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Two sisters-in-law growing mushrooms in a mud house in Nagpara, Bagmara, selling fresh and dried mushrooms
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- Delivers
শাহজাদী বেগমের মাশরুম প্রকল্প
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Started from YouTube with Tk 10,000; now 400 mushroom cylinders and Tk 25,000-30,000 a month
Atrai, NaogaonSince 2023
- Sells products
- Delivers
- Visitors welcome
- Teaches
Dream Mushroom Center
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Mushroom pioneer Babul has made Borokhori a 'mushroom village'
Magura Sadar, MaguraSince 2007
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- Gives advice
Bari Mushroom Corner
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A law student's oyster mushroom farm producing 3–4 kg a day
Akhaura, BrahmanbariaSince 2025
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- Visitors welcome
Where to buy
মাশরুম উন্নয়ন ইনস্টিটিউট
This government institute at Savar gives mushroom-growing training, spawn and cultivation advice to new growers.
মাশরুম উন্নয়ন ইন্সটিটিউট, সাভার, ঢাকা, DhakaUsed by 2 businesses
বিডি মাশরুম
Sells mother spawn (mushroom seed) along with autoclaves, foggers, thermometers, coco peat and other mushroom-growing supplies.
115 no, Shahid Faruq Road, 2nd floor (beside Dutch Bangla Bank), Jatra Bari, Dhaka 1205Used by 2 businesses
অর্গানিক এগ্রো বিডি
Sells mother spawn (primary mushroom seed) used for spawn multiplication and commercial mushroom growing.
West Belashahar, Chandina, Comilla 3510, CumillaUsed by 3 businesses
মাশরুম ঘর বিডি
Sells ready oyster mushroom spawn packets and runs contract-farming arrangements for growers.
Jahangir Nagar Housing Society, Radio Colony, Savar, DhakaUsed by 2 businesses
রিফা মাশরুম অ্যান্ড এগ্রো
Supplies mushroom seed (spawn), fresh and dried mushrooms and honey from Burichang, Cumilla.
রিফা মাশরুম সেন্টার, সিন্দুরিয়াপাড়া, ময়নামতি, বুড়িচং, কুমিল্লা, CumillaUsed by 3 businesses
Sources
জাতীয় মাশরুম উন্নয়ন ইনস্টিটিউট, সাভার
Collected: 15 Aug 2026Supports: Starting capital, Selling price · ঢাকা
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