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Training Course for Mushroom Growers

On 18–19 February 2021, UMDIS organized a two-day program for mushroom growers. The first day in Kyiv included a training course by Maksym Yenchenko and UMDIS experts on market structure, investments, technology, and profitability in mushroom farming. On the second day, participants visited Ukrainski Pecherytsi, one of Ukraine’s most modern farms, toured production facilities, and met the owner Mykola Lelet. The program gave attendees both practical insights and real-life examples of successful mushroom business management.

18.02.2021
2 days
Ukrainian
Ukraine

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Who should attend?

Whether you are starting from scratch or optimizing an existing farm.

Future Mushroom Growers

Learn the structure of the market, required investments, and optimal farm size for profitability.

Farm Owners

Discover where to spend and where to save when starting or upgrading a farm.

Farm Managers

Gain practical insights into labor organization, motivation systems, and farm management.

Technologists

Understand key cultivation stages, climate parameters (temperature, humidity, CO₂), and disease prevention.

Course Curriculum

Day 1

Day 1

Training course in Kyiv

  • Structure of the mushroom market — Maksym Yenchenko, Director of UMDIS Mushroom Information Agency, Amycel representative in Ukraine
  • Optimal farm size for profitability
  • Main investments: where to spend and where to save when starting a farm
  • Reliable suppliers of compost, casing soil, and equipment; risks of online purchases
  • Mushroom sales channels, prices, and volumes
  • How to make mushroom farming profitable for beginners
  • Technology of mushroom cultivation — UMDIS technologist with 30 years of experience: growing stages, temperature, humidity, CO₂ parameters, and disease prevention
  • Q&A session with participants
  • Market structure & investments
  • Mushroom cultivation technology
  • Q&A session
Maksym Yenchenko & UMDIS Experts

Meet Your Instructor

Maksym Yenchenko & UMDIS Experts

UMDIS Director & Technologists

Maksym Yenchenko, Director of UMDIS Mushroom Information Agency, along with UMDIS technologists and farm owner Mykola Lelet, provided expert insights on market structure, profitability, and practical farm management.

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Venue & Accommodation

“Ukrainski Pecherytsi” mushroom complex

“Ukrainski Pecherytsi” mushroom complex

Modern Mushroom Farm
Lypivka, Kyiv region, Ukraine

The second day of the program featured a guided tour of “Ukrainski Pecherytsi”, where participants visited growing rooms and production facilities.

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Mushroom Grower
Farhan continues to praise the phenomenal support his business received. The results from the implemented techniques are fantastic and speak for themselves. He deeply appreciates the team’s professionalism and highly recommends their services.
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Damian enthusiastically praises the course for providing a massive amount of valuable knowledge in a great atmosphere. He highlighted how excellent selective picking leads to higher yields and incredibly satisfied customers. He considers investing in such courses as highly beneficial for farm development.
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Witold highly praises the course, calling it a fantastically interesting and rewarding experience. He gained brilliant new ideas and solutions that he is excited to implement on his farm. He enthusiastically encourages everyone to take this excellent training.
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British Agro Products
Our company produces 15 tons of mushrooms per day, and after completing the course I finally understood the full growing technology. This knowledge is already helping us increase our yields and improve production efficiency.
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Мар’яна приїхала на курс з вирощування гливи з України. На курсі ми отримали знання, які допоможуть виправити проблеми у вирощуванні гливи та покращити врожайність.
Mushroom Grower
Christina highly praises the course for giving her fantastic, actionable ideas on managing harvesters. She was deeply inspired by the brilliant new systems and techniques taught during the sessions. She is extremely eager to implement these excellent practices on her own farm.
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Bashir expressed great satisfaction with the course and the valuable knowledge gained. He appreciated the high level of professionalism shown throughout the training. He enthusiastically recommends it to all mushroom growers looking for success.
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We were glad to welcome Volodymyr from the Lviv region of Ukraine to our previous Oyster Mushroom Growing Course. He grows Pleurotus at the DOBRYY GRYB farm, where the team is actively developing modern oyster mushroom production.
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Dr. Ramnathan praises the incredible depth of the button mushroom course. The techniques demonstrated for optimizing harvest timing were truly eye-opening. He confidently recommends this phenomenal training for expanding farm production.
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Junaid highly praises the course for giving him incredible knowledge about industrial oyster mushroom growing. As an industry newcomer, he found the teacher and organizers exceptionally helpful and professional. He wholeheartedly recommends this brilliant course to any future investor.
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Hajduk, Poland
The participants highly praise the course for its phenomenal approach to modern harvesting techniques. They were absolutely thrilled with the brilliant, clear explanations provided by the trainer. They strongly recommend it for maximizing mushroom quality and farm profitability.
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Thanks to the Button Mushroom Growing Course, I learned about different approaches to mushroom cultivation, listened to practical advice, and now I am ready to implement new technologies on my farm.
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Ivan and Denys highly praise the course for its incredibly modern and practical approach. They were amazed by the wealth of crucial details that even industry veterans with 20 years of experience could learn. They strongly recommend taking this fantastic opportunity to improve any farm.
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Mushroom Grower, Ireland
Cristinelexpresses huge satisfaction with the practical approach of the course. The brilliant tips on staff organization completely changed their perspective. They enthusiastically encourage all managers to take this outstanding training.
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Chile, with a population of around 18 million people, consumes approximately 1,000 tons of mushrooms every month. Everything that is grown in the country is sold locally. During the UMDIS courses, I learned modern mushroom‑growing technologies that I will now be able to implement on my own farm.

Javier Sánchez

Abrantes S.A.
I will gladly recommend this course so that everyone can participate and benefit from it. I learned a lot, like motivating pickers, managing mushrooms on the shelves, and growing them better with lower costs.

Kacper Szymański 

Hadjuk Farm
UMDIS courses offer a wealth of valuable information, useful both for beginners and for experienced mushroom farmers. They provide practical insights, clear explanations, and real‑world techniques that help growers improve their results at any stage of their journey.

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Training Course for Mushroom Growers

On 18–19 February 2021, UMDIS organized a two-day program for mushroom growers. The first day in Kyiv included a training course by Maksym Yenchenko and UMDIS experts on market structure, investments, technology, and profitability in mushroom farming. On the second day, participants visited Ukrainski Pecherytsi, one of Ukraine’s most modern farms, toured production facilities, and met the owner Mykola Lelet. The program gave attendees both practical insights and real-life examples of successful mushroom business management.

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