Extra cash flow for Orang Asli

Fruits of their labour: Some from the Mendriq community showing off some of the mushroom they harvested. — Bernama

GUA MUSANG: Cultivating grey oyster mushrooms have not just given the Mendriq Orang Asli community in Kampung Kuala Lah a new source of income but also comes with a wealth of new knowledge, particularly in mushroom farming.

Johari Keladi, 48, said through the mushroom planting project – an initiative of the Economy Ministry’s hardcore poverty eradication programme – he has learnt the “dos and don’ts” and “ins and outs” of the business.