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ANNEXES


Annex 1. Layout of mushroom cultivation center
Annex 2. Buildings and equipment for training center
Annex 3. Preliminary questionnaire including selection criteria
Annex 4. Cost estimate for mushroom bag production
Annex 5. Justification for cost calculations

Annex 1. Layout of mushroom cultivation center

Annex 2. Buildings and equipment for training center

Quantity

Building & Equipment

Detailed description

1

Spawn bagging & Inoculation building

Approximately 7 x 11 meter with concrete floor and roofing. Store room 2.5 x 3 m. Inoculation room 3 m x 4 m and concrete walls.

1

Spawn production building

To develop spawn under clean environment. Approximately 138 s.qm.

2

Incubation houses

Approximately 60 sq.m. each house. Each house can hold up to 5000 bags. Hard floor or concrete, iron or wood with bamboo structure, 2 layer (Lamperate cylindrical) grass roof, saland wall, iron racks or wood with bamboo racks, trolley and wheelchair aisles at least 1.20 m. wide.

6

Fruiting body houses

Approximately 60 sqm. Each building can hold 5000 bags. Hard floor or concrete, iron or wood with bamboo structure. 2 layers (Lamperata cylindrical) grass roof, saland wall, iron racks or wood with bamboo racks, trolley and wheelchair aisles at least 1.20 m wide.

2-3

Small “country-style ” mushroom houses

As demonstration units

1

Multi-purpose building

Classroom Trainer’s office Processing of mushrooms Sales of processed products Storage of raw material

2

Pasteurization chambers

1 steam system (500 bags) with thermometer 1 “country-style” system (500 bags)

2

Autoclave (pressure steam sterilizer)

30 bottles and 120 bottles capacity for multiplication of spawn on sorghum seeds.

1

Steam Boiler system

Using mainly green fuel

3

Gas burners with gas tank and aid or accessories

For pasteurization

12

Alcohol lamps

For sterilization during inoculation

12

Needles

For tissue culture

40

Iron racks for mushroom bags

To transport mushrooms

1

Water retention basin

10 X 20 X 4 meter

1

Electric dryer (optional)

Capacity 15 trays, each tray 0.98 sqm.(Optional)

1

Solar dryer (optional)

Capacity 15 kg fresh mushroom (Optional)

1

Substrate Mixer

50 - 75 Kg Recommended. Mixing can also be done manually.

2

Laminar flow inoculation

With hepa filter 1cuft

2

Press and drill a hole in substrate bag machine

One using handle and the other use delay and motor. Bags can also be made by hand but with machine, there is higher production and better quality bags. It further helps people with disabilities.

4

Trolleys

3 wheels manually powered

Set

Water supply

Mushroom bags need to be watered regularly. Automatic sprinkling systems will ensure regularity.

Set

Electrical supplies

Post meters, control boxes, light bulbs...

2

Plastic bag sealing machine (optional)

For packaging

5

Weighing machine

2 sets for 500 gm, 2 sets 1 kg, 1 set 100 kg

Set

Glassware

For Spawning

Set

Kitchenware and equipment

For processing


Glucose, gelatin, alcohol, dettol, plastic

Various

1.5 tons

Plastic bags

For substrate bags

2-15 ten wheel Trucks

Sawdust

For substrate 2 - 15 ten wheel trucks

200,000

Plastic necks

For substrate bags


Cotton plugs

For plugging bottles and bags


Rubber bands

For closing bags


Magnesium sulfate, Calcium sulfate, Calcium carbonate, pumice, Rice bran

For substrate

3

Computer set with printer

To keep clear records and prepare training

1

Telephone line

For business

Several

Tables and chairs

For training

1

Television

For training

1

Slide projector with screen

For training

2

Megaphone

For training

Several

Kitchen utensils

For processing

Lots

Raw material for training

Sawdust, plastic necks, etc. (see mushroom bags substrate ingredients

Annex 3. Preliminary questionnaire including selection criteria

No


Day

Month

Year

Paste


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PERSONAL HISTORY AND EDUCATION




Name (Mr., Ms, title)

Family name

Age

Date/month/year of birth

Nationality

Religion

Education

Year finished education

Name of school

Special ability

Occupation

Address No. Street

Village

Subdistrict/district

Province

Marital status

If married, name of spouse

Spouse age,

Spouse occupation

Income Candidate

Income spouse

Number of children



Who takes care of the children?

FAMILY HISTORY

Father’s given name

Father’s family name

Age

Alive or deceased

Occupation

Income (per day/per month/per year)

Mother’s given name

Mothers’ family name

Age

Alive or deceased

Occupation

Income (per day/per month/per year)

Status of marriage of parents

New marriage


How many brothers and sisters (grand father, grand mother on each side of the family, and other relatives)

Name

Brothers and sisters

Age

Occupation






















HISTORY OF DISABILITY

What is your disability?

Cause?

Since when?

Where did you receive rehabilitation?



What is the ability of the body at the moment of the interview?

How are the eyes used, how does the candidate drink... use his/her hands?

Left handed or right handed

What is the weight candidate can lift

Can stand or not?

How long?

Can walk or not?

How far?

Use of prosthesis/orthesis/wheelchair.

Can sit or not?

If yes how long?

In case lower part has no feeling, can he/she control bladder and bowel movements?

HISTORY OF WORK

What is the last occupation?

Position?

Where is location of work?

Salary

When did candidate stop working in this occupation?

Reason for leaving?

INFORMATION ON TRAINING

Where did you learn about training? Why join the training?

Where did you apply?

When did you apply?

Do you know when the training will start?

Are you available during that time?

What does your family say about training?

What does your community say about training?

Do you wish to set-up a mushroom farm after training?

What would be your preferred occupation?

STATUS OF HOUSE AND LAND

What are your family duties?

What is your financial situation? Do you have any debts?

Can you travel by yourself?

Do you own land?

Size of land?

Can the land be used to cultivate mushrooms following training?

Space available for mushrooms farm?

COMMENTS OF INTERVIEWER









Annex 4. Cost estimate for mushroom bag production

FOLLOWING MR. SATIT'S RECOMMENDATIONS
COSTS CALCULATED AS OF FEBRUARY 2000


DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT in Baht

1

Sawdust

0.76

2

PP Bags

0.24

3

Rice bran

0.23

4

Gypsum

0.06

5

Lime stone

0.03

6

Magnesium sulfate

0.02

7

Spawn

0.16

8

Plastic neck

0.14

9

Fuel

0.26

10

Cotton

0.01

11

Rubber band

0.02

12

Alcohol

0.04


Total material

1.97


Labor for making bags

0.30


Total

2.27


Other labor costs



for pasteurization

0.07


for inoculation

0.05


for transportation on the farm

0.03


for incubation

0.10


Total for labor

0.25


Total

2.52


Other costs



Contamination 5%

0.13


Water

0.00


Electricity

0.00


Unforeseen

0.23


Delivery

Not. Incl.


Total

2.88


Overhead 20%

0.58


Total cost of bag

3.46


Sales price = 20% overhead + 17% profit


Sales price per bag

3.95

Annex 5. Justification for cost calculations

Item

Material

Cost calculation

1

 

Sawdust

 

Sawdust costs 982.39 Baht/ton

100 kg can produce 130 bags

Cost for 100 kg = (982.39 Baht/1,000 kg) x 100 kg = 98.239

Cost for sawdust per bag = 98.239 Baht/130 bags = 0.7557 Baht per bag

2

 

PP Bags

 

1 kg of bags = approximately 200 bags = 47

Baht Cost for PP bag = 47 Baht/200 bags = 0.235 Baht per bag

3

 

Rice bran

100 kg of sawdust uses 6 kg of rice brand

Price of rice brand = 5 Baht/kg

Cost for rice brand = 6 kg x 5 Baht/130 bags = 0.2308 Baht/bag

4

 

Gypsum

 

100 kg of sawdust uses 2 kg of gypsum

Price for gypsum = 100 Baht/25 kg bag

Price for 1 kg gypsum = 100/25 = 4 Baht/kg

Cost of gypsum = 4 Baht x 2 kg/130 bags = 0.0615 Baht per bag

5

 

Limestone

 

100 kg of sawdust uses 1 kg of limestone

1 kg of limestone = 4 Baht/kg

Cost of limestone = 4 Baht/130 bags = 0.0308 per bag

6

 

Magnesium sulfate

 

100 kg of sawdust uses 0.2 kg of magnesium sulfate

Price of magnesium sulfate = 300 Baht/25 kg bag

Price for 1 kg of magnesium sulfate = 300 Baht/25 kg = 12 Baht/kg

Cost for magnesium sulfate = (12 Baht x 0.2 kg)/130 bags = 0.0185 Baht per bag

7

Spawn

 

Price of spawn bottle = 5 Baht

One bottle can make 30 bags

Cost for spawn = 5 Baht/30 bags = 0.16 per bag

8

Plastic neck

Cost per one plastic neck = 0.14 Baht

9

 

Corn cob & wood for fuel

 

Cost cob = 900 Baht per ton

Wood = 2,000 Baht per ton

Altogether corn cob and wood can produce 11,216 bags

Cost for green fuel = 2,900 Baht/11,216 bags = 0.2586 Baht per bag

10

 

Cotton

 

One kg of cotton can produce 1,000 bags

Price for cotton = 13 Baht/kg

Cost for cotton = 13 Baht/1,000 bags = 0.013 Baht per bag

11

 

Rubber bands

 

Rubber bands sell in bags of 1 kg containing approximately 3,150 pcs.

Price of one bag = 37 Baht

Each mushroom bag uses two rubber bands

Cost for rubber bands = (37 Baht/3,150) x 2 pcs. = 0.0235 Baht per bag

12

 

Alcohol

 

Alcohol for sterilization = 35 Baht per bottle

Price for 9 bottles = 315 Baht

Alcohol for lamp = 20 Baht per bottle x 4 bottles = 80 Baht

Altogether use of alcohol = 395 Baht can produce 11,216 bags

Altogether cost for alcohol = 395 Baht/11,216 bags = 0.0352 Baht per bag

13

Labor cost for bags

0.30 Baht per bag



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