It is reported that last year, one specialized mushroom cooperative situating in Guangshan County, Henan Province invested 6.15 million CNY and introduced 122 mu of Shiitakes land from Hubei Province. This year, the expected output on dried Shiitakes totals 48,000kg and the net income amounts to 4.1 million CNY.
It is evident that Shiitake Industry has efficiently solved the employment problem for local farmers and leaded them to end poverty, so far, each household has gotten a revenue of 36,000 CNY.