Cost benefit and assessment of mushroom (Agaricus bisporus L.) production in Bohol, Philippines M G Lastomen, J Lavapies, J Sebugon and K Quion*
Department of Secondary Education, Bohol Island State University, Zamora, Bilar, Bohol 6317, Philippines
*kath.quion[at]gmail.com
Abstract
Mushroom production in the Philippines, including Bohol, is not seen as an enticing industry to the majority of farmers. Although the latter sector does not require large sizes of land, still its production is behind compared to other Asian countries such as India, Korea, China, and Thailand. Thus the study was conducted to assess the mushroom production in the Bohol, Philippines, including its demographic profile, gender role analysis of the growers, the status of mushroom production, and its cost-benefit analysis to depict its current condition. A complete enumeration of all mushroom producers listed by the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) served as respondents for the study. Results revealed that mushroom production in Bohol is considered as one of the profitable business with a benefit-cost ratio per peso investment of 1.10. The results suggest that mushroom production can be a good business venture that will be extended throughout the province. Furthermore, additional knowledge on value-adding is also encouraged to increase the profit among producers.
