The country's reliance on imported mushrooms is expected to reduce following the launch of a new production facility in Musanze District.
The facility, inaugurated Friday 11 November, is owned by Kigali Farms.
The first button mushroom production plant in Rwanda will produce 250 metric tonnes of button mushrooms per year, according to officials.
Located in Gacaca Sector in Musanze District, it was constructed at a tune of $1 million (about Rwf810 million).
Kigali Farms targets high-value markets in East Africa, where button mushrooms are currently imported mainly from Europe, according to Laurent Demuynck, Kigali Farms proprietor
Demuynck said he brought the investment to Rwanda due to the country's ease of doing business and market potential
Musanze District has one of the highest population densities in the country with a climate suitable for mushroom production, he said.
Demuynck said other than button mushroom that is produced for business in the country and outside, the company will also help farmers grow another type of mushroom (oyster mushroom) for consumption as well as local commercialisation.
Source: allafrica.com
