A mushrooming success


From flying to fungi: Captain Muhammad Afig during his days working as an airline pilot. (Right) Muhammad Afiq with oyster mushrooms grown at his farm in Manjung, Perak.

MANJUNG: Airline pilot Captain Muhammad Afiq Shaid never gave up hope when he got retrenched in November.

Instead, he started a business by growing oyster mushrooms in his hometown here.

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Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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