Tran Cong Danh, 28-years-old, has gained a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, but has a keen interest in conducting research into agricultural production.

Tran Cong Danh and his ‘huge’ milky mushrooms

Danh and his team members, namely Duong Minh Nhat and Huynh Minh Phu from Ho Chi Minh City, and Trinh Thi Xuan from Can Tho, have recently gained significant success in a project which grows ‘huge’ milky mushrooms in Da Nang.  The project is one of 9 highly feasible ones which have been selected to receive financial aid from the Da Nang Business Incubators Centre.

Milky mushrooms are very large, and each bunch of mushrooms weighs between 5 and 7kg.  This type of mushroom is a very new product in Da Nang, and the domestic market as a whole, therefore many domestic customers have mistaken it for similar products imported from China. 

Danh noted, “My team used to face numerous difficulties when introducing our milky mushroom products to the Binh Dien Wholesale Market in Ho Chi Minh City.  The reasons were that local customers thought that such products originated from China due to their large size.  In addition, our prices are unable to compete with similar products from China”.

He added, “Thanks to the great care and support from the Da Nang authorities and the municipal Business Incubators Centre, our 80m² milky mushroom growing area has been created on the city’s Dai La Pass in Lien Chieu District’s Hoa Khanh Nam Ward.  In addition to mushrooms, a wide range of organic vegetables is also being developed here, applying a hydroponic growing system.  Most notably, my team has gained remarkable achievements in producing Cordyceps Militaris - a parasitic fungus and a potential harbourer of bio-metabolites for herbal drugs”.

The young man said that most of the mushroom growing equipment at the site has been designed by his team members in order to ensure the highest production capacity.

Danh proudly said, “To date, although our milky mushrooms are not yet ready to harvest, we have already received a monthly order of 100kg of them, priced at 120,000 VND per kg, from Da Lat City and other southern localities”.

He continued, “We will offer free training courses and transfer mushroom growing techniques to local farmers.  We will also cooperate with local retailers to grow mushrooms at their selling areas in order to provide fresh and high-quality products for consumers”.