Now, in Yegai Village, Danzhai County, Guizhou Province of China, Agaricus blazei growers are engaged with the picking work.
Known as Brazil mushroom, Agaricus blazei belongs to a kind of edible and medicinal mushroom which holds low production costs and promotes the circular operation mode of making waste profitable.
Over the years, characteristic mushroom growing that covers Ganoderma, Agaricus blazei and other varieties has been strongly introduced to Danzhai County, which carves out a new path for poor population to end poverty and grow rich. By now, 500 greenhouses for edible and medicinal mushroom growing have been built while over 400 poor households have been driven to get stable jobs and earn considerable incomes within Danzhai County.