User:Cassendragilbert/Mayang Agrofarm

Mayang Agrofarm Mayang Agrofarm is the mushroom farm in Sarawak located at Mayang Tea Village, Tebakang Mongkos, Serian. Mayang Agrofarm which is located 59 kilometers away from the capital city, Kuching, distribute to the huge growth potential of local demand for variety of edible fungus. Mayang Agrofarm was founded in 2008 by Adwa Eryna Florence Abdullah, a brilliant and hardworking Bidayuh-Muslim businesswoman. Born in 1984, Adwa was the third child in her family. Both of her parents were vegetable farmers and tea pluckers for Mayang Tea farm. Adwa was born into a rustic environment in a village. She finished her secondary school and had to discontinue her education due to insufficient financial resources. During the early age after school, Adwa earned a living as a tea plucker and pepper farmer, but decided to switch to mushroom farm for a better living. The idea of building a mushroom farm was conceived when Adwa bought her first two mushroom media bags. In few weeks the mushroom can be harvest and indirectly she was able to put foods on the table for her family. After doing some research through the internet, Adwa started to practice and did experiments to make her own media bags. She started to set up her own mushroom farm with the assistance of her father, begins with 500 of media bags. The profits was impressive and she began to recognize as a mushroom supplier in her area. Mayang Agrofarm started to produce mass production with 15,000 media bags. Adwa invested in the modern technologies to grow and preserve her products. From a small scale farming, she ventured herself to contract farming where she acquired the technology and machinery in a specific mushroom farming method. Mayang Agrofarm had recognized by local government universities such as University of Technology Mara (UiTM) and University Putra Malaysia (UPM) as a practical destination for their students to have their internship program based on agriculture working experience. In 2009, Adwa create her own branding known as Lady Mushroom. Variety products of Lady Mushroom reached the local market, such as Mushroom Media Bags, Crispy Fried Mushroom and All Purpose Flour. Adwa gained trust in the mushroom industry. With her expertise and experience, she had been invited to give talk, seminars and hands-on practical for intensive course of mushroom cultivation throughout Sarawak. Adwa also shared her knowledge of mushroom entrepreneurship through radio broadcasting as well as interviewed by local reporters for The Borneo Post, Sarawak Tribune, Sin Chew Daily News and Happenings in Sarawak Magazine. Adwa as seen appeared on ASTRO Channel 108, always keep positive vibes in her mindset to make her mushroom journey continuously success and her tribe proud of her. As of now, Mayang Agrofarm is one of the successful mushroom farm in Borneo. The Lady Mushroom brand is well known of her tasty yet crispy fried mushroom. In the process new product was created that will become distinctive names in mushroom industry. Adwa had created Do It Yourself Indoor Mushroom Kit which will be sell online and delivery through postage. The marketing will mostly through official website and social networks. Adwa Eryna Florence was grateful and delightful for had able to make her passion as her paycheck.

References

{http://mayangagrofarm.blogspot.com/.}