High-tech mushroom cultivation with Japanese technology

Long Khanh Kinoko I.E Co., Ltd. has invested tens of billions of VND in building a large-scale production facility for enoki and king oyster mushrooms in Bao Vinh ward, Dong Nai province, applying advanced Japanese technology. The company is also a pioneer in using robots to replace human labor, thereby achieving high economic efficiency.

The company is led by Duong Thi Thu Hue, an entrepreneur from northern Vietnam with more than two decades of dedication to mushroom cultivation, who chose Dong Nai as her investment destination because it is regarded as one of Vietnam’s largest mushroom production hubs.

Sharing the journey that first connected her to the mushroom industry, Duong Thi Thu Hue, Director of Long Khanh Kinoko I.E Co., Ltd., said, “I originally worked as a Japanese interpreter. In 2002, I worked as an interpreter for a Japanese-backed mushroom project that used microbial technology for environmental treatment. This project, supported by Japan, helped Vietnamese farmers cultivate mushrooms on corn cobs. After mushroom cultivation, those corn cores could be returned to the soil as a solution that can help treat land contaminated with oil and dioxin.”

Recalling that period, Hue said, “Because I initially had no prior knowledge of mushrooms, I sought out mushroom-related courses to equip myself with the expertise needed for the project I was interpreting. Those early studies laid the foundation for my first formal training in the mushroom sector. Through that experience, I also had the opportunity to work closely with leading Japanese mushroom experts and professors. The more I learned about mushrooms, the more clearly I recognized their value. I then began to seriously consider further study and investment in mushroom cultivation to create jobs for people in my hometown.”