Distribute Zakat Funds, Dompet Dhuafa Riau Supports the Community of Dhuafa Alam Panjang's Oyster Mushroom Business
DDHK.ORG - Mothers who are members of the Roemah Jamur Tiram Alam Panjang household business group are as happy as happy. Usually, they earn Rp. 300 thousand every month, now the same nominal can be earned every week.
This group is the mustahiq recipient of the zakat distribution made Dompet Dhuafa Riau in the form of business capital assistance. The assistance provided is equivalent to a capacity of 12 thousand baglogs, equipped with a place and costs for cultivation. The baglog is productive for an average of three months. Per baglog can produce 500-800 grams of oyster mushrooms.
Currently, this business group produces a minimum of 15 kilograms of fresh oyster mushrooms per day. The selling price is IDR 25 thousand per kilo. Meanwhile, crispy mushrooms with six flavors are sold for IDR 15 thousand per 80 gram package.
Their crispy mushrooms are sold under the Miko trademark and have started to be marketed offline and online. The products of this business group have distributed sales to Kampar Regency, Pekanbaru City, to Padang and several other areas.
It is hoped that this oyster mushroom cultivation business will continue to exist and the poor communities around Alam Panjang can adopt the business developed by this business group. So that the problem of poverty can gradually be resolved.
"So far we have tried to study the downstream of the oyster mushroom business and we have been able to adapt it well. Next, we are trying to study the upstream, so that the farmers have independence, no longer depend on other parties' supplies, "said Hendi Mardika, Program Manager. Dompet Dhuafa Riau, who agreed by Ali Bastoni, Chairman Dompet Dhuafa Riau. [DDHK]