By John Matava
Mushroom farming earns well, but the easy-to-grow oyster mushrooms that most Kenyan farmers favour earn around Sh100 per 1/4 kilo, whereas the more complicated button mushrooms earn Sh1,000 per kilo, more than twice as much.
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